15 Japanese detained in Cambodia over suspected fraud
World 18:06 25/02/2026BANGKOK -- Fifteen Japanese nationals have been detained in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on suspicion of special fraud, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
14 arrested in $97mn Cambodia-based online scam targeting Vietnamese victims
Vietnam News 21:34 14/02/2026Police in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have arrested 14 Vietnamese suspects involved in a Cambodia-based, Vietnamese-led online fraud ring accused of cheating thousands of victims across Vietnam out of nearly US$97 million.
Vietnam, Cambodia exchange multiple cooperation agreements
Vietnam News 15:03 08/02/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Hun Sen witnessed the signing and exchange of cooperation documents between Vietnamese and Cambodian ministries, agencies, and localities in Phnom Penh on Friday, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s state visit to Cambodia.
Vietnam's Party chief To Lam to co-chair Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam leaders' meeting during Phnom Penh visit
Vietnam News 15:28 01/02/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam will pay a state and working visit to Cambodia next Friday and co-chair a high-level meeting of the leaders of the ruling parties of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
205 Vietnamese arrested in Cambodia-based online scam ring led by Chinese
Vietnam News 16:22 15/01/2026Vietnamese police have dismantled a large transnational online fraud network in Cambodia, arresting 205 Vietnamese nationals and repatriating 74 of them so far, authorities in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam said on Thursday.
Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China: Phnom Penh
World 10:19 08/01/2026PHNOM PENH -- Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said Wednesday.
Vietnam welcomes new Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire amid border clashes
Vietnam News 10:15 28/12/2025Vietnam welcomes a new ceasefire reached between Thailand and Cambodia, expressing confidence that both countries will implement the accord effectively and continue peaceful negotiations to resolve their border disputes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday.
16 scam-linked Japanese nationals held in Cambodia
World 17:22 17/12/2025BANGKOK -- Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.
Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens
World 15:45 15/12/2025BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH - Thailand's military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict.
Thailand declares curfew along coast as Cambodia border fighting spreads
World 14:06 14/12/2025BANGKOK - Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after U.S. President and would-be peacemaker Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to stop.
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
World 12:54 08/12/2025BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH -- Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Cambodia releases rare captive-bred storks in conservation breakthrough
World 13:52 20/11/2025Conservationists in Cambodia have for the first time released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into the wild as part of an ongoing programme to revive a species under threat from poaching and habitat loss.
