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Hundreds of suspects were arrested today in a national police raid on an online scam compound in Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province.

Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers by the end of April Cambodia says it is close to shutting down the country’s online scam centers after a long-running crackdown.

Cambodia hopes to shut down all of the country’s notorious online scam centers by the end of next month, the head of the Southeast Asian nation’s effort to combat the cybercrime said Wednesday.

Guests, which in recent years included Cambodian politicians and wealthy businessmen from Singapore and Taiwan, mingled with hostesses recruited from karaoke bars, according to a person who attended the gatherings. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Major Cineplex sold its cinema in Cambodia to Sabay Group, which has renamed it Sabay Cinema, after the Thai company announced its closure following a boycott by Cambodians over last year’s border conflict.

Scam raids hit capital’s luxury gated communities, high-rise office towers: Phnom Penh updates Phnom Penh authorities have turned to the city’s status symbols of development to uncover lurking scam operations with less than a month left till their self-imposed deadline to eliminate scams.

Wide, tree-lined streets pass through a series of guarded housing areas, where large, identical neoclassical houses stand in rows. Security guards said over the weekend that there had been near-daily raids and fleeing foreigners in recent days.
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A Stroke at 32: Are Cambodia’s Garment Workers Paying the Price for Economic Pressure? PHNOM PENH – For 32-year-old Yim Rin, it was an ordinary shift that ended in an unthinkable tragedy. ...

A Stroke at 32: Are Cambodia’s Garment Workers Paying the Price for Economic Pressure?

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Post Stating “Stop Hiring Khmer People” | Oversight Board A user appealed Meta’s decision to leave up a Facebook post in Thai stating: “Stop hiring Khmer people.”

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to leave up a Facebook post in Thai stating: “Stop hiring Khmer people.”

RFA Khmer Service announced it will soon resume reporting Cambodian news on its social media platforms.

According to Secretary of State Huy Vannak, one local television station and one local English-language media outlet will be shut down in the coming weeks.

The Supreme Court denied bail to five environmental activists from Mother Nature Cambodia.

335 more Chinese nationals were deported from Cambodia over online scams yesterday, bringing the total to over 10,000 foreigners deported last month.

Cambodian Foreign Ministry on strikes against Iran: “Cambodia is following the situation in the Middle East with deep concern. We call on all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation that would harm civilian lives and undermine peace.”

74 Khmer cultural objects returned to Cambodia from the family of Douglas Latchford.

From mid-January to Feb. 25, 2026, Sihanoukville authorities inspected 89 casinos (313 buildings) over online scams; 57 casinos (224 buildings) were sealed off.

Yesterday, 11 garment workers fainted at the CAMBO UNISOLL garment factory during working hours, and one reportedly died at a hospital.

According to the General Department of Immigration, 223,610 foreign nationals voluntarily returned to their home countries between January 13 and February 26, 2026, following online scam crackdowns. They included nationals from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Senior Minister and head of the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scam, Chhay Sinarith, said authorities are currently investigating more than 100 online scam cases and tracing financial flows linked to these criminal networks.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited the President of the Senate of Cambodia Hun Sen to visit Ukraine. www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volo...

Cambodian Foreign Ministry categorically rejects a recent allegation by Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow that Cambodia has used the Preah Vihear Temple as a military station.

Scam centres 'destroying' Cambodia's economy, PM tells AFP | AFP YouTube video by AFP News Agency

"The scam network, what we call the black economy, is destroying our honest economy. It's put a bad reputation on Cambodia and distracted tourism and investment. This is the reason why we need to clean this out," Cambodian PM Hun Manet told AFP.

Cambodia Claims Its Crackdown Has Halved Online Scam Activity Cambodian authorities say a crackdown on online scam compounds has cut activity in half since the start of this year, as they face international pressure to dismantle networks accused of stealing bill...

Cambodian authorities say a crackdown on online scam compounds has cut activity in half since the start of this year, as they face international pressure to dismantle networks accused of stealing billions annually from people worldwide.

“The problem of online scams has fallen to just 50%”

Opposition Leader Sun Chanthy Freed by Royal Pardon  | CamboJA News Former opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) leader Sun Chanthy walked free on Tuesday after receiving a royal pardon for a conviction of inciting social diso ... | Read more

Former opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) leader Sun Chanthy walked free on Tuesday after receiving a royal pardon for a conviction of inciting social disorder late in 2024.
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15 Japanese nationals detained in Cambodia's capital | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News The Japanese Embassy in Cambodia says 15 Japanese nationals have been detained by local authorities in the capital Phnom Penh.

The Japanese Embassy in Cambodia says 15 Japanese nationals have been detained by local authorities in the capital, Phnom Penh, on Friday last week on suspicion of involvement in fraud cases. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

#Cambodia votes in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on lasting peace in #Ukraine.

Cambodia rejects claim its forces fired on Thai patrol Thailand's army said Cambodian forces "fired a single 40mm grenade round" near a Thai patrol on Tuesday morning, prompting return fire.

Cambodia rejected allegations that its military fired on Thai troops patrolling their border, Phnom Penh's information minister told AFP on Tuesday

Kenyans trapped in Cambodia by trafficking scheme seek government help to return home More than 600 Kenyans who were lured to Cambodia by the promise of jobs but say they ended up being kept against their will in a trafficking scheme are seeking court orders to compel the Kenyan govern...

More than 600 Kenyans who were lured to Cambodia by the promise of jobs but say they ended up being kept against their will in a trafficking scheme are seeking court orders to compel the Kenyan government to bring them home. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The Cambodian Defense Ministry said Cambodian officials explicitly informed their Thai counterparts that Cambodian forces did not fire any weapons, as alleged.

Death of foreign worker stokes fears among those waiting to leave A foreign worker who escaped a scam business died while waiting to return to her home country, causing concern as other workers from Africa wonder how long their situations will continue.

“Someone came here to try to change their life. Coming here, they’re alive. But going home, they’ve died. That is something painful.”​ mekongindependent.com/2026/02/deat...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva

NBC has revoked the license of Panda Commercial Bank and appointed Morisonkak MKA to oversee the bank’s liquidation, ordering it to halt all new services. The central bank said the bank’s financial position had deteriorated sharply, leaving it no longer able to provide banking services.