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Interior Minister Sar Kheng at a conference with the Immigration Department of his ministry. The conference was held at the Sofitel Hotel in Phnom Penh on Thursday, April 7, 2022. (Sar Kheng's Facebook page)

Sar Kheng Asked China to Fix Public Opinion About ‘Blood Slave’

“We’ve solved it and now it has completely vanished,” Kheng said of the blood slave story, as well as a second case that surfaced in Thailand.

Mech Dara Apr 7, 5:39 pm

Thai assistant commissioner-general Surachate Hakparn, center, addresses the press conference on March 18, 2022.

Alleged Thai ‘Blood Slave’ Retracts Account

A Thai woman who claimed 10 days ago that her blood was harvested at a Sihanoukville scam operation said Friday she had fabricated her account in order to get a swift rescue.

Jintamas Saksornchai Mar 19, 4:02 pm

Thai nationals who were trafficked to a Pursat province special economic zone are inspected by Thai and Cambodian authorities at the Poipet border on November 24, 2021. (Royal Thai Police)

Thai Police Tell of Another ‘Blood Slave’ Case in Cambodia

Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner Surachate Hakparn said a Thai woman who was rescued from a slave compound in Cambodia had three to four bags of blood harvested from her and was in danger of organ trafficking, according to Thai media.

Mech Dara Mar 11, 10:00 am

Chen Baorong of the Cambodia-China Charity Team, in a photo posted to the group's WeChat account.

Court Adds Charges for Rescuer, Sends to Prison for Pretrial Detention

Two further charges were added against a Chinese man who has been working to rescue forced laborers, as the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court sent the man and two others to the provincial prison for pretrial detention.

Mech Dara Mar 3, 5:16 pm

A police officer directs traffic in Sihanoukville on January 21, 2021. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

Human-Trafficking Rescuer Provisionally Charged With Incitement

Preah Sihanouk prosecutors have provisionally charged a Chinese human-trafficking rescuer with incitement to discriminate and false declaration amid accounts of widespread forced labor of foreign nationals in the country.

Mech Dara Mar 2, 6:34 pm

Rescue Team Leader Sent to Sihanoukville as Governor Complains of ‘Headache’

Amid reports of widespread human trafficking and enslavement in Sihanoukville, a Chinese businessman working to rescue victims was questioned by the city’s prosecutors on Tuesday.

Mech Dara Mar 1, 8:11 pm

Updated: Rescue Team Leader Under Police Investigation

UPDATED 5:47 p.m. — A Chinese businessman central to the ongoing rescues of trafficked and enslaved scam workers in Sihanoukville and across the country is under police investigation, his team said.

Mech Dara Feb 28, 3:41 pm