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Nikkei Asia
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Hun Manet orders crackdown on Cambodian scam centers
Crime Activists query sincerity of prime minister's announcement Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a sweeping crackdown on scam centers in Cambodia, but observers are skeptical it will result in meaningful change. © Reuters ANANTH BALIGA PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a sweeping crackdown on scam compounds across the country in what campaigners against the criminal activity fear is likely to be a performative exercise. Cambodia is among the nations at the epicenter of global scam operations, where foreign workers are trafficked or lured into the country using fake job ads and forced to steal billions of dollars through romance, investment and crypto scams. People from China, ASEAN, South Asia and Africa have been documented working at scam compounds in the country.
Nikkei Asia
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Cambodia to start military conscription from 2026, Hun Manet says
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during a June visit to Preah Vihear on the border with Thailand. The leader announced on July 14 that enforcement of his nation's conscription law would begin in 2026. © AKP/AP ANANTH BALIGA and MENG KROYPUNLOK PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia will start military conscription next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Monday, amid rising tensions over the nation's border with Thailand. Speaking at the anniversary of a military police academy, the prime minister said he would implement a 2006 law that mandates 18 months of conscription for Cambodian men aged between 18 and 30.
Nikkei Asia
23-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Cambodia bans fuel imports from Thailand as border dispute flares
A French TotalEnergies' gas station in Phnom Penh. Thailand's state-owned PTT runs gas stations across Cambodia. (Photo by Atsushi Tomiyama) ANANTH BALIGA PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Monday began blocking all fuel and gas imports from neighboring Thailand, the latest salvo the countries have traded since a border dispute erupted four weeks ago. The sparring began in late May when a Cambodian soldier was killed along a disputed section of the Cambodia-Thailand border, leading to volleys of trade, diplomatic and immigration sanctions. The dispute took a turn last week when former Prime Minister Hun Sen leaked a recording of a call he had with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose government began to teeter from the fallout.
