The Foreign Affairs Ministry reported a sharp increase in Indonesians reporting to the Indonesian Embassy in Cambodia, with many falling victim to the growing online gambling industry. In 2023, the number of Indonesians voluntarily registering with the embassy surged by 638 percent, with most of the cases linked to online fraud and gambling.
“Based on self-report data at the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, 2,332 Indonesians reported in 2020. This number jumped to 17,212 in 2023,” said Judha Nugraha, Director of Indonesian Citizen Protection, during a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.
However, these figures do not reflect the actual number of Indonesians in Cambodia. Judha said local authorities have reported that 123,000 Indonesians entered the country by September 2024.
