A joint task force detained seven South Koreans and two Cambodians during a raid on a location in a borey along National Road 5 in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district, Phnom Penh, in connection with clandestine online scam activities. According to the Secretariate for the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), the operation took place on December 6, with joint forces inspecting the location and detaining the suspects, who are accused of stealing bank account information from numerous victims and forging identity documents to commit online frauds which targeted foreign countries. The two detained Cambodians were described as drivers for…
Author: Niem Chheng
Former Prime Minister Hun Sen hit back at Thai accusations that the 32nd SEA Games 2023 in Cambodia were hosted with “Chinese money”. His reaction came after some Thai people claimed in a viral video that this year’s games, hosted by Thailand, cannot be compared with Cambodia as the Kingdom’s games used Chinese money. Several errors have occurred at “Thailand 2025”, from incorrect national anthems at football matches to AI-generated posted to promote the games. These mistakes led some Cambodians to recall the 2023 games, with Senate president Hun Sen posting a short video of his speech at the Chinese-sponsored…
Officers from the Criminal Police Department have raided a house in Bavet town, Svay Rieng Province, rescuing six kidnapping victims and arresting eight suspects. According to the police, in the early hour of December 4, a group of Chinese and Myanmar nationals abducted a Chinese man, forcing him into a Range Rover and driving away from a location along National Road 1 in Bavet. Specialised forces from the criminal department worked with the Svay Rieng Provincial Police Commissariat to conduct a manhunt. They successfully identified the location where the suspects had taken the victim. Just before 3pm on the same…
Ministry of Information spokesperson Tep Asnarith has reiterated that the latest requirements for journalists to practice their profession in compliance with the Constitution, the Law on the Press and the Charter of Professional Journalism is intended to ensure safety while working. He noted that the goal is to prevent the exercise of freedom that deviates from ethical standards, thereby infringing upon individual privacy, reputation and dignity, or affecting national security and public order. Asnarith participated in the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is working to increase exports of Cambodia rice to the Philippines, a move that will provide the Philippines with a source of high-quality rice and establish a new international market for Cambodia. Agriculture minister Dith Tina met with a delegation from Filipino company Food Terminal Incorporated, according to a December 3 social media post by the minister. The delegation was led by Joseph Rudolf Lo, president and CEO of the company, and aimed to explore the feasibility of direct rice orders from Cambodia to the Philippines. Should the effort be successful, it will…
The US embassy viewed a visit by the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Cambodia as a demonstration of deepening economic ties and an opportunity for significant progress following a new reciprocal trade agreement between the US and Cambodia. The USABC delegation visited Cambodia from December 1-2, meeting with top leaders and several ministries to explore opportunities for cooperation. A press release from the embassy noted that the embassy was “proud” to support the annual visit of the council, which included representatives from 12 member companies in key sectors such as healthcare, energy, digital goods and services, financial services and hospitality.…
For 127 days, Cambodia has used every means to demand that Thailand release 18 Cambodian soldiers who were “illegally detained” on July 29, noted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in a December 4 press release. “It has been 127 days since the 18 soldiers were illegally arrested on July 29, 2025. Similarly, for 127 days, the Royal Government of Cambodia has continuously and tirelessly strived to promote the campaign to demand the release of all our soldiers through all possible diplomatic means, including direct contact with Thailand, consultations with regional and international leaders, and coordination with relevant…
Senior Minister Ly Thuch, first-vice president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), met with Deborah Mary Geels, New Zealand’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, on December 3, during which he informed her that Thailand “used the issue of mine explosions as a pretext to invade Cambodian territory”. “Thuch raised the situation in the border areas and demonstrated Thailand’s intention to use baseless, untruthful and uninvestigated accusations as a reason to attack and invade Cambodia, which has caused suffering to Cambodian people in the border areas,” said CMAA in a social media post. He expressed…
A Cambodia-Thailand working group planted 44 of 277 temporary border posts between border posts 42 and 43, a process that took place from November 28 to December 3, 2025. Officials from the Secretariat of Border Affairs provided an update on the measurement and demarcation work along the border section between posts 42 and 47, in O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, opposite Thailand’s Khok Sung district, in Sa Kaeo province. They explained that the temporary demarcation process started from border post 42. According to the secretariat, from November 19 to November 26, joint survey teams from Cambodia and Thailand implemented on-site…
The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence has rejected accusations by their Thai counterparts regarding their claim of a landmine explosion on December 2, in which they accused Cambodian forces of planting new mines. The Ministry deemed the claims “fake news”. The ministry stated on December 3 that the official Facebook page of the Thai Second Army Region published a report regarding a December 2 landmine explosion in the Huay Ta Maria area at 2.20pm. Just as in previous instances, the Thai military alleged that the mine was newly laid by Cambodia. The ministry stated that, based on information received from…