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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

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

Two Falls From Sihanoukville Buildings Under Investigation

Preah Sihanouk provincial police are investigating two falls this week from two separate casino and hotel buildings, with a provincial deputy police chief removed last week from his position handling public security.

Mech Dara Mar 31, 6:25 pm

Thai police share information about a Sunday raid on an alleged scam operation in Sihanoukville at a Thursday press conference in Bangkok, March 24, 2022. (Supplied)

Raids Hit Two Phone Scam Rings in Sihanoukville, Say Thai Police

Both alleged scammers and apparent human-trafficking victims were among dozens of Thai and two Taiwanese nationals taken in by police.

Jintamas Saksornchai Mar 24, 6:43 pm

A police station outside the ‘Chinatown’ area of Sihanoukville, in November 2021. (Cindy Liu/VOD)

Body Found Hanging in Sihanoukville’s Alleged Slave-Compound Area

National Police ruled that a Cambodian security guard’s corpse found hanging in Sihanoukville’s notorious “Chinatown” compounds was death by suicide.

Mech Dara Mar 18, 2:59 pm

Interior Minister Sar Kheng attends a ministry meeting on February 2, 2022. (Sar Kheng's Facebook page)

Interior Minister Urges Crackdown on Sihanoukville Crime

Interior Minister Sar Kheng said he wasn’t supposed to be presiding over Preah Sihanouk province’s annual meeting this week. But issues of order and security — which “continue to happen endlessly” — compelled him to attend.

Mech Dara Mar 11, 10:00 am

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

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

Returned Thai nationals go through Covid-19 screening procedures at the Poipet border after being released from a Pursat province special economic zone on November 24, 2021. (Royal Thai Police)

Thai Police on Scam Networks in Cambodia, ‘Challenging’ Investigations

Thai police officials spoke to VOD about the rising number of Thai nationals lured by scam operations in Cambodia and provided insight into their efforts to rescue victims and the abuses perpetrated by these companies.

Jintamas Saksornchai Feb 28, 3:20 pm