More than 200 deported as census continues
The Ministry of Interior has deported more than 200 foreign nationals over the past two months as part of its ongoing nationwide census, according to Sok Phal, director of the ministry’s immigration department. …
The Interior Ministry’s census was launched last month, at the same time the government announced efforts to ramp up enforcement of existing laws that require foreigners employed in the country to hold work permits.
Uch Sothearath, deputy police chief in Phnom Penh in charge of immigration, said the census is currently underway in the capital, but that he could not estimate when it might be completed. …
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