
Seven-Story Building Raided, Only 4 Cleaners, 1 Chef Found
Scam raids have continued in Sihanoukville but police are increasingly finding compounds largely emptied of workers, and are saying they are not finding evidence of crime.
Scam raids have continued in Sihanoukville but police are increasingly finding compounds largely emptied of workers, and are saying they are not finding evidence of crime.
CCHR’s Chak Sopheap will attend a hearing at Kem Sokha’s trial this week. Sixteen Vietnamese nationals arrested from a suspected Siem Reap compound were sent to court.
More than 1,000 motorbikes have been confiscated after a crackdown on unlicensed pawnshops in Phnom Penh. People who have previously had their motorbikes stolen are now visiting the garages where the vehicles are being kept in the hope of regaining their motos.
As the new Sihanoukville expressway opened over the weekend, one set of road signs stood out: an apparent directive for “no axes,” which a company official later explained was meant to remind motorists to not cut down forests along the road.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that families who refuse to accept government compensation to leave the Angkor area and try to bargain for higher compensation will face eviction.
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