Scam Suspects Return To South Korea From Cambodia Amid Widening Probe

Home Asia South Korea Scam Suspects Return To South Korea From Cambodia Amid Widening Probe Their return followed the alleged murder of a South Korean college student who was tortured in Cambodia in August in a case linked to an employment scam,...

Cambodia to Repatriate 60 More Koreans Amid Scam Crackdown, Seeks Reputation Restoration

The Cambodian government announced plans to repatriate an additional 60 South Korean nationals involved in online fraud, bringing the total number of repatriated individuals to 240. Alongside this action, Cambodia has requested South Korea's...

asia Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says

SEOUL - The death of a South Korean student lured into working in a scam centre in Cambodia with the promise of a good wage prompted Seoul this week to send officials to Phnom Penh to seek the release of people held against their will. But not all...

Cambodia confirms new H5N1 bird flu case in 3-year-old girl

Cambodia has confirmed a new human case of H5N1 bird flu, according to health officials, bringing the country’s total this year to 16. The latest case was confirmed Thursday in a 3-year-old girl from Chek village in Kampong Speu province, the...

S Koreans return from Cambodia facing probe over online scams

A group of 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged online scam operations returned home on Saturday with most expected to face investigation, South Korean authorities said. Their return followed the alleged murder of a South Korean...

Scam-linked South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest

Dozens of South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia over allegations of being involved in cyberscam operations have returned home under arrest and will now face a criminal probe. Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak had said...

asia South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

SEOUL - A group of 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged online scam operations returned home on Saturday with most expected to face investigation, South Korean authorities said. Their return followed the alleged murder of a South...

South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

SEOUL (Reuters) -A group of 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged online scam operations returned home on Saturday with most expected to face investigation, South Korean authorities said. Their return followed the alleged murder of a...

World : 64 South Korean Nationals Detained In Cambodia Over Online Scams Return Home, Face Probes

YEONGJONGDO (South Korea), Oct 18 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- A total of 64 South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia over alleged online scams arrived home early on Saturday on a chartered flight and most of them would face criminal probes as...

World Reuters South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

SEOUL (Reuters) -A group of 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged online scam operations returned home on Saturday with most expected to face investigation, South Korean authorities said. Their return followed the alleged murder of a...

Cambodia, S. Korea Agreed on Three Points to Strengthen Cooperation in Combating Online Scamming

AKP Phnom Penh, October 17, 2025— H.E. Abhisantibindit Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, this afternoon held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Kim Jina, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and her...

World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 18, 2025

CAMBODIA 1. CAMBODIA-THAI BORDER TALKS MOVE POSITIVELY -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodian and Thai border military officials were engaged in a productive meeting yesterday, focusing on cooperation and peace-building initiatives. During the...

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Kailasa in Cambodia

A few decades before the Chola king Rajaraja I built the Brihadeeswara Temple in Tamil Nadu, around 1000 AD, a Khmer king called Jayavarman IV had begun building a temple to replicate the Kailasa mountain in Cambodia, at Koh Ker, complete with a...

October Arts Calendar 2025

Pierce College Puyallup Fine Arts Gallery exhibition: ‘Metaphorical Landscape’ by artist Juliet Shen, opens September 29 and runs through December 4, 2025. Visual Arts Etsuko Ichikawa’s show is entitled “Homecoming” and features new work on paper...

Scam hub in Cambodia found deserted, suspects believed to have fled to neighbouring countries

BANGKOK - South Korean media have uncovered a large scam operation centre in Cambodia that now lies deserted. It is believed the operators fled to neighbouring countries — Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam — taking victims with them. Cambodian police...

Cambodia Launches Campaigns to Tackle High Secondary Dropout Rates

AKP Phnom Penh, October 17, 2025 -- The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has initiated two ambitious nationwide public campaigns to combat persistent lower secondary...

Cambodia, S. Korea to fight online scam crisis

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian and South Korean officials agreed Thursday to cooperate in combating online scams, after the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to work in a scam center in Cambodia triggered public outrage...

Vietnam hands over chairmanship of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports to Cambodia

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam officially handed over the chairmanship of the 9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-9) to Cambodia at a ceremony held in Hanoi on October 17, marking the conclusion of its two-year tenure as host. Minister of...

Cambodia Reaffirms Legally Valid Border Line with Thailand Amidst Dispute

AKP Phnom Penh, October 17, 2025 -- The Spokesperson for the Royal Government of Cambodia this morning reaffirmed the Kingdom's legally established border line with Thailand, responding to claims made by Thai military officials. The statement was...

South Korea does not want its citizens traveling to some areas in Cambodia amid crypto-related fraud

South Korea has implemented a travel ban for its citizens to specific areas in Cambodia due to a surge in kidnappings linked to cyber-scam operations. The ban comes amid a major international crackdown on Southeast Asian cyber-scam networks that...