China Issues Warning of Cambodia Scams, Detention, as ‘Blood Slave’ Deported
The Chinese Embassy this week warned its nationals of violent incidents and recruitment traps and asked citizens to report such crimes.
The Chinese Embassy this week warned its nationals of violent incidents and recruitment traps and asked citizens to report such crimes.
Three Thai workers being transported from Kandal to Preah Sihanouk stole the car as their driver was outside urinating and tried to drive home to Thailand in order to escape from casino work where they were allegedly detained and unpaid, police said.
The press conference included human rights NGOs, a rare sight that both a gov’t spox and civil society representatives said was a good step.
The prime minister released a 7-minute audio message late Tuesday night saying “Covid-19 had started again.” Ten cases were reported on Wednesday.
A video has emerged showing Banteay Meanchey governor Oum Reatrey chastising a district governor for not having enough people attend a planned event that will involve the prime minister this week.
Five individuals are being questioned in the Preah Sihanouk court over arms dealing, while 21 Thai nationals were removed from Sihanoukville scam operations that used Tinder and Line to lure people to invest in fraudulent schemes, Cambodian and Thai authorities said.
Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
Seeking the rescue of 11 men allegedly entrapped at scam operations, a volunteer visited three commune police stations, Sihanoukville city and provincial authorities, and sent messages to officials and a police hotline. None were released, and two groups faced consequences.
Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested for shooting and injuring a police officer in Sihanoukville last night, while the city saw a second roadside shooting around 1 a.m., according to police.
A slew of new government decrees has privatized seven public lakes and waterways in Kandal and further carved up Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok. One local commune chief is threatening to resign over the sudden handover of a lake his residents rely on.
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