2 trafficking victims recount horror experience in Cambodia
Two victims of criminal syndicates in Cambodia have shared the horrifying conditions they live in while being held under duress there.
Up to 100 Malaysian ‘slave laborers’ held captive in Cambodia
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Malaysia joins five other Asian countries in raising alarm on forced labor, slavery and torture of foreign nationals.
Cops seek Interpol, Aseanapol help to rescue scam victims abroad
Police will seek the assistance of Interpol and Aseanapol to track down and rescue Malaysian citizens held under duress by criminal syndicates overseas.
Families seek return of 2 youths ‘held captive’ by Cambodian syndicates
Parents of two youths allegedly being held captive by a Cambodian online scam syndicate are pleading with the authorities to rescue their children.
Malaysian youths claim to have been trafficked into Cambodia and forced to cheat people on the phone by syndicate
More than 50 Malaysian youth are being held captive in Cambodia by a syndicate that forces them to scam people online.
Cambodian police to repatriate 3,000 Thai online scammers
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Cambodian police say they are ready to coordinate the repatriation of between 2,800 and 3,000 Thai nationals detained after working in illegal online scam operations — some of whom were duped — and are currently being housed in compounds.
Thailand, Cambodia turn the heat on call-centre scammers, online gambling dens
The Thai and Cambodian governments will sign a memorandum of understanding soon to crack down on call-centre scammers and operators of online gambling dens, the government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Thai woman who claims she escaped organ harvesting sentenced to 6 months in prison
A Thai woman who claimed a Chinese gang stole her blood and attempted to steal her organs in Cambodia has been sentenced to six months in prison with no parole.
Cambodia arrests American man and local helper for trafficking almost 43kg of drugs
Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested an American national and his Cambodian accomplice for allegedly trafficking almost 43kg of drug, the National Police reported on Saturday.
Cambodia’s Government Faces Mounting Pressure to End Kidnappings, Torture
The Cambodian government has vowed to take action against illegal gambling, kidnapping and other crimes.
Cambodia Told to Shut Down ‘Slave Compounds’ After Warnings From Asian Embassies
The country’s interior minister says he will end the crime wave in Sihanoukville by mid-year.
Thai job seekers warned of organ-poaching gangs in Cambodia
The 25-year-old woman, identified only as Bee, was among eight Thai nationals — seven women and one man — handed over by Cambodian immigration officials to Thai authorities at the Klong Luek border checkpoint in the Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province on Wednesday (March 9) evening.
‘They wanted my organs’: Call gang survivor tells all
A Thai woman who was rescued from a call centre gang in Cambodia she was lured into working for has recounted the horror of her ordeal including being tortured and later abducted.
Thai woman claims close call with organ trading gang in Cambodia
A 25-year-old Thai woman from Bangkok, who was lured to work illegally in Cambodia for a call centre, escaped and fell victim to an organ trading gang, has safely returned to Thailand with the help of Thai police.
Chinese man who claimed he was abducted by Cambodian crime gang and used as a ‘blood slave’ fabricated his story, say police
Beijing’s embassy in Ukraine has told Chinese residents to stock up on food and water and stay connected in case they need help.
China, Cambodia urged to tackle rising number of vicious crimes
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia has urged the Chinese and Cambodian governments to tackle the rising number of vicious crimes involving Chinese citizens in Cambodia.
Trafficking Victim Says Captors Harvested His Blood for Months
The man is the latest to come forward alleging disturbing abuse in the Cambodian city of Sihanoukville, which has grown into a haven for Chinese scammers.
Cambodia human trafficking job scam backlash for China’s 58.com
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Man responded to an advert on 58.com for work as a nightclub bouncer but was smuggled to Cambodia where his captors extracted dangerous amounts of blood.
Chinese ‘Blood Slave’ Rescued in Cambodia
When a man, trafficked abroad and forced to join a cybercrime operation, refused to cooperate, kidnappers sold his blood instead.
Cambodian police say sorcery suspicions set off killings
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Police in Cambodia say they have arrested six men who admitted killing five members of a family they believed were using sorcery to kill other people in their village.
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