Cambodian police have rescued 67 Indian nationals from illegal scam centers in a city on the Cambodian-Thai border known for its many casinos and lawlessness, according to the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh.
The UK warship HMS Spey visited Cambodia last week, docking at Sihanoukville Port for two days of joint training exercises with the Royal Cambodian Navy (RCN).
Cambodia said the U.S. Navy would be welcome to visit its Ream Naval Base, which the Pentagon is concerned will become a Chinese outpost.
A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident.
A Cambodian tycoon and ruling party senator – who the U.S. recently sanctioned, citing links to human trafficking – had business relationships with alleged organized crime figures from China, company records show.
Japanese police have obtained arrest warrants for 12 Japanese nationals in Cambodia on suspicion of fraud. The suspects are believed to have been working for a Japanese phone scam group, making fraudulent calls to potential victims in Japan.
