Social development
Human rights
Ceasefire brings hope for return; military attachés call for lasting peace
On a humid morning earlier this week, Nhay Suy sat at the Wat Phnom Thma Kambor sanctuary centre in Po Chas village, watching tuk-tuks and tractors with trailers slowly roll away. One by one, families who had fled the Thai-Cambodian border clashes in late July ...
Hong Raksmey and Vong Oun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ceasefire-brings-hope-for-return-military-attach-s-call-for-lasting-peace
18 Cambodian soldiers detained by Thai military confirmed safe and healthy
Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Defense, confirmed that all 18 Cambodian soldiers currently detained by Thai military are safe and in good health, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which recently visited them. ...
Information ministry laud facilitation of international coverage of conflict
A ministry of Information spokesperson has shared that more than 100 domestic and international journalists reported on the recent armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/information-ministry-laud-facilitation-of-international-coverage-of-conflict
Cambodia-Thailand clashes lull, social media battles carry on
Shelling between Thai and Cambodian forces has eased after a fragile ceasefire was reached in Malaysia on July 28, but the information war between the countries’ netizens continues to unfold online. ...
Rafael Liebowitz-Thayer
https://cambojanews.com/cambodia-thailand-clashes-lull-social-media-battles-carry-on/
The information that should and shouldn’t be shared during conflict
The spread of false information on social media platforms has stirred public confusion and fear, and most worryingly, has disrupted military and police investigations. This has even extended to alerting the enemy to the capture of their own intelligence operatives, warned Cambodia’s Anti-Cyber Crime Department. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/the-information-that-should-and-shouldn-t-be-shared-during-conflict
Online scam crackdown: thousands held, deportations underway
Thousands of foreign nationals were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on suspected online scam operations in July—some deported, while others await deportation, and many remain in detention at provincial facilities and the General Department of Immigration (GDI). ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/online-scam-crackdown-thousands-held-deportations-underway/
Information ministry appeals for public to cease social media attacks on foreign leaders
The Ministry of Information has issued an urgent call for all content creators, social media users and members of the public to immediately cease any form of insult or defamation targeting foreign heads of state or leaders, even in the context of current border tensions. ...
Officials warn of Thai ‘disinformation campaign’
Thailand is employing information warfare tactics and conducting a disinformation campaign to fabricate pretexts for its military aggression against Cambodia, all while falsely portraying itself as the victim, according to Cambodian officials. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-warn-of-thai-disinformation-campaign-
Defence ministry: Thailand escalate conflict with fresh assaults, create disinformation
At 2am this morning, Thailand launched a heavy artillery attack on Cambodian territory in the Eagle Field area of Preah vihear. At 2.30am, Thai forces began attacking Tathav, Phnom 333 and Phnom Khmoach and launched drones. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-thailand-escalate-conflict-with-fresh-assaults-create-disinformation
Bringing truth to the public: Asian media leaders tackle disinformation at AMS 2025
As the 20th Asia Media Summit (AMS 2025) launched in Siem Reap on July 22, a resounding message emerged from media leaders across the Asia-Pacific region. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bringing-truth-to-the-public-asian-media-leaders-tackle-disinformation-at-ams-2025
Cambodia will raise ‘fake news’ issues at Asia Media Summit, Thailand absent
Cambodia will spotlight the growing challenges of fake news, malinformation and disinformation at this year’s 20th Asia Media Summit (AMS), which will take place in Siem Reap from July 21 to 24. Notably, Thailand will not participate in this year’s summit. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-will-raise-fake-news-issues-at-asia-media-summit-thailand-absent
Eight more foreigners charged as online scam crackdown arrests reach almost 3,000
The investigating judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal placed eight suspects linked to online scams in temporary pre-trial detention on July 20, as part of the latest efforts to supress these crimes. The current campaign has seen almost 3,000 suspects arrested. ...
Senator’s casino, fleeing compound not hit in growing scam raids
Raids on suspected online scam rings rolled out across Cambodia on Thursday night, but major known compounds were left untouched – even as hundreds were seen fleeing one of them and boarding buses, underscoring reports that operations had continued despite a supposed crackdown last year. ...
Coby Hobbs and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/senators-casino-fleeing-compound-not-hit-in-growing-scam-raids/
Online fraud crackdown continues; China pledges swift repatriation of Chinese suspects
As of July 19, law enforcement authorities in the capital and provinces had raided 52 suspected online scam operations in Phnom Penh and 14 provinces. They have detained a total of 2,767 suspects, including 843 Chinese nationals. Of them, authorities have sent 11 suspects to ...
Officials ordered to dismantle scams, but past failures shadow effort
The Cambodian government has ordered a nationwide crackdown on online scams, citing rising threats from foreign criminal networks, as international pressure mounts over alleged state complicity and Thailand ramps up its own response amid a tense border dispute. ...
Seoung Nimol and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/officials-ordered-to-dismantle-scams-but-past-failures-shadow-effort/
Boeung Tamok villagers sentenced to one month jail for protesting land deal
Former nine Boeung Tamok villagers have been sentenced to one month jail for protesting against a land acquisition, despite agreeing to accept the government’s land exchange policy. The verdict caused confusion and sadness among the community. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-tamok-villagers-sentenced-to-one-month-jail-for-protesting-land-deal/
July 16 online scam crackdowns see almost 750 foreigners detained
Just a day after Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a renewed crackdown on online scam operations, the authorities have arrested nearly 750 suspects across three provinces and the capital. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/july-16-online-scam-crackdowns-see-almost-750-foreigners-detained
Vietnamese online scammers busted in Sihanoukville
The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police Commissioner have reiterated their firm commitment to suppressing all crimes and maintaining security for tourists in the coastal province, particularly regarding online fraud. Last week, authorities detained over 40 Vietnamese nationals for cybercrime. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-online-scammers-busted-in-sihanoukville
Civic space monitor flags judicial crackdowns, rising threats to dissent in Cambodia
Cambodia’s courts remain politicized and opaque, reinforcing impunity for those who target activists and government critics, rights group CIVICUS said Wednesday. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/civic-space-monitor-flags-judicial-crackdowns-rising-threats-to-dissent-in-cambodia/
Nine years on, activists mark Kem Ley’s murder, demand justice
More than 100 unionists, youth activists and opposition members gathered at a Phnom Penh gas station on Thursday where political analyst and rights activist Kem Ley was shot dead nine years ago while drinking his morning coffee. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/nine-years-on-activists-mark-kem-leys-murder-demand-justice/
Beware: AI-generated scams targeting charity donations
Recently, several social media users have shared images of a boy holding his little brother, alongside a picture of their mother who had supposedly passed away, claiming to raise money for humanitarian efforts to help orphans. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/beware-ai-generated-scams-targeting-charity-donations
Revocation of citizenship on the cards for those who attack ‘national interests’
The amendment to the Constitution to revoke the citizenship of Cambodians who collude with foreigners against the Kingdom’s national interests is imminent. Today, both the prime minister and the president of the Senate emphasised the necessity of this law, comparing it to similar laws already ...
Cambodia denied entry to over 1,200, deported nearly 6,000 offenders first half of year
Over 1,200 foreigners were denied entry to Cambodia in the first six months of 2025, while the number of national and international travellers entering and exiting through Cambodia’s international checkpoints reached 3.6 million, a nearly 15 per cent increase compared to the same period in ...
One year on, Mother Nature Cambodia activists remain behind bars as families and NGOs demand their release
One year after five Mother Nature Cambodia activists were imprisoned, civil society groups and families are calling for their immediate release. To mark the anniversary of their detention, rights groups launched a five-day campaign demanding justice, highlighting how their continued detention harms environmental protection efforts ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/one-year-on-mother-nature-cambodia-activists-remain-behind-bars-as-families-and-ngos-demand-their-release/