Khan Leakhena
Arrest for Child Rape

Efforts to Curb Child Rape Stagnate

The frequency of child rape cases has shown no sign of slowing in the past three years despite efforts to combat the crime, the government’s anti-human trafficking chief and a leading NGO said on Wednesday.

San Sokhom, a military police major in Kompong Cham province and son of the commander of neighboring Kratie province’s military police.

K Cham Military Police Major Bailed Despite Violent Crime

San Sokhom, a military police major in Kompong Cham province and son of the commander of neighboring Kratie province’s military police, has been released on bail despite being charged over making threats with a firearm, officials said.

View of Tamoak Lake. Image: Khan Leakhena

As Tamoak Lake Is Developed, Families Ask for Recompense 

Residents living nearby Phnom Penh’s Tamoak Lake say they will refuse to remove their homes from the area as instructed unless government authorities agree to compensate them in advance — rather than later, as promised.

Chinese tattooed man

Chinese Video Stokes Fears, Sparks Police Inquiry

A widely shared video showing almost 20 tattooed men aggressively chanting about chaos in Sihanoukville was possibly linked to a Chinese criminal group, the Chinese Embassy has suggested, sparking a police investigation.