Tag: crime

Armed officers stopped a car driving through the protracted area, while one officer was taking photos. (Pursat Provincial Environment’s Facebook)

Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

10 Apr 2024 4:34 PM|
Eung Sea|

A month-long government crackdown on environmental crimes in Pursat concluded this week with 18 people in pre-trial detention in provincial prison. Five additional people who…

Royal Gendarmerie forces have been deployed in Pursat province for a month-long operation to stamp out national resource crimes, as shown in a photo posted on Royal Gendarmerie Facebook page on March 12, 2024.

Royal Gendarmerie Arrests 11 Pursat Residents in Wildlife Crime Crackdown

14 Mar 2024 4:06 PM|
Eung Sea|

Cambodia's Royal Gendarmerie arrested 11 Pursat province residents Tuesday after the military force deployed nearly 300 of its officers to crack down on natural resource…

Tourists visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, January 13, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Cambodia Prepares for the Return of Chinese Tourists and Visitors

13 Jan 2023 10:21 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

As China reopens its borders, removing quarantine and testing requirements for returning travelers, the Cambodian government said it was eager to welcome back Chinese tourists…

Prime Minister Hun Sen gives a speech at the National Inter-Faith Forum Against Human Trafficking on September 29, 2022, in a photo posted to his Facebook page.

Cambodia At Risk of Being Called ‘Worst Country’ Over Trafficking: PM

29 Sep 2022 5:51 PM|
Khuon Narim|

PM Hun Sen on Thursday publicly acknowledged that the nation has a human trafficking problem related to illicit gambling, while downplaying the widely reported crimes,…

A Chroy Changvar bridge funded by loans and grants by the Chinese government. Photo taken on April 11, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Future Forum: Some China-funded projects lack transparency and violate Cambodian law

13 Apr 2022 10:38 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

Some China-funded projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Cambodia have presented significant challenges to transparency, sustainability and rule of law, according to…