JUDICIARY, AUTHORTY, AND MILITARY (16th – 20th Feb. 2026)
| Authorities have suspended one and revoked four licences of major notorious casinos tied to scam kingpin Chen Zhi’s cyberfraud operations and human trafficking amid intensified nationwide online scam raids https://url-shortener.me/DOM3 ; In just 15 days, from February 3 to February 18, Phnom Penh authorities conducted a sweep of 2,709 locations suspected of accommodating scammers. They discovered 21,104 foreigners, including 6,683 women. https://url-shortener.me/DOI9 ; The cost of repairing the Cambodian energy infrastructure that was damaged by incursions by Thai forces into the Kingdom’s border provinces is estimated at approximately $10 million. These costs will be fully borne by Electricité du Cambodge (EDC), according to Keo Rottanak, Minister of Mines and Energy. |
