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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6h

Two Korean nationals who were allegedly detained, tortured and forced to take part in criminal operations in Cambodia were rescued with assistance from Democratic Party lawmaker Park Chan-dae.

Two Koreans rescued after months of forced labor and torture in Cambodia

Two Korean nationals who were allegedly detained, tortured and forced to take part in criminal operations in Cambodia were rescued with assistance from Democratic Party lawmaker Park Chan-dae.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6h

President Lee Jae Myung ordered the foreign ministry Saturday to take all-out diplomatic measures in response to a series of crimes in Cambodia targeting South Korean nationals, including cases of job scam and unlawful confinement, his office said.

Lee orders all-out measures to protect people from crimes in Cambodia | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung ordered the foreign ministry Saturday t...

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6h

Tonight, the interim observer team went to observe reports of disturbing sounds used as psychological intimidation and harassment by the Thai side.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6h

In Sihanoukville, they were reportedly shackled to their beds when not working and to their ankles during work hours. They received threats such as, “If you report again, we’ll bury you” and “We’ve bribed the local police, so if you report, we’ll kill you.”

Cambodian Crime Complex: South Korean Student Tortured to Death

Cambodian Crime Complex: South Korean Student Tortured to Death Two rescued after 160-day detention; lawmaker seeks stronger consular protections

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 7h

The Thai side played disturbing sounds for a second consecutive night as a form of psychological intimidation and harassment in Chok Chey village, Banteay Meanchey province, as they sought to evict Cambodian villagers and seize their land.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 8h

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressing concern over the use of disturbing sounds by Thai armed forces along the Cambodia–Thailand border as a form of psychological intimidation and harassment.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 8h

Police raided the 34th floor of the Morgan Building on Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, arresting 80 people — including 57 Chinese, 9 Myanmar, 5 Malaysians, 2 Nepalis, 2 Vietnamese, and 5 Cambodians — in an online scam crackdown.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 9h

Police have taken into custody "money mule" recruiters suspected to have been involved in a late university student's departure to Cambodia this year before he died in the country, officials said Saturday.

'Money mule' recruiters apprehended over involvement in late student's departure to Cambodia | Yonhap News Agency

ANDONG/YECHEON, South Korea, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Police have taken into custody "mone...

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 18h

The Vanishing Princeling: The Dynastic Alliances That Fueled a $1.5 Billion Laundering Network and the Backlash Now Threatening Its Collapse

Today we go deep inside Cambodia to explain exactly how power works -- and how these networks generated the billions of dirty cash now sparking an international manhunt for Benjamin Mauerberger.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 20h

South Korea on Friday summoned the Cambodian ambassador to protest at the death of a South Korean student in Cambodia and raised the travel alert for its capital Phnom Penh over online scam cases targeting Koreans.

www.reuters.com

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Friday summoned the Cambodian ambassador in Seoul to protest the death of a South Korean student in Cambodia linked to an employment scam & urged stronger measures to tackle the rising number of online scams & detentions.

FM Cho summons Cambodian ambassador in Seoul over job scam, confinement concerns | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Friday summoned the Cambodian amba...

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The interim observer team inspected the area where the Thai side cleared land on Cambodian territory today.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The Thai side cleared Cambodian villagers’ agricultural land, where barbed wire had been installed encroaching on Cambodian territory, in Prey Chan village, Banteay Meanchey province.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The police are looking into a Singapore-based firm that has advertised online for jobs based here, only to later tell interviewees they would be working full-time at a Cambodian resort instead.

Police probe S’pore firm recruiting job seekers for scam-linked Cambodian resort

The Straits Times looked into the firm, after a foreigner asked online if the company was legitimate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

A Cambodian army unit responded to an urgent notice from the Thai side regarding a demining operation in the disputed area, requesting that they halt the planned activities that run counter to the spirit agreed upon at the first special meeting of the GBC.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Eighteen Chinese nationals were arrested in Phnom Penh on October 3 over an online scam. Seventeen were deported, while one was charged with fraud and jailed.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Reports of kidnappings involving Koreans in Cambodia have surged. From 2022 to 2023, only 10 to 20 cases were reported annually, but that number jumped to 220 last year and reached 330 by August of this year.

Family of student who was tortured and killed in Cambodia unable to repatriate body

A Korean university student was tortured and killed in Cambodia, and the victim's family — who have been unable to repatriate the body for over two months — is urging the authorities to expedite the p...

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Former Defense Minister Tea Banh presided over a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Six police officers were arrested for allegedly allowing Thai nationals to be smuggled into Cambodia.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

The Cambodian People’s Party, the ruling party, condemned extremist Thai individuals for insulting its president, Hun Sen.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

RFA Khmer said goodbye to its audience after funding was no longer available to continue operations.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

Cambodia’s Health Ministry denied a Thai media report alleging that Cambodia refused treatment to a 24-year-old Thai man, saying he died of a heart attack and never came to the hospital for treatment. Local authorities said his body was found in front of an abandoned building.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

$3.759 billion has been lost to scams in the past eight years.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

At a workshop on exchanging experiences in combating online scams & money laundering, Interior Minister Sar Sokha said around 15,000 foreigners had been deported over the past two years. Since 2018, over 36,000 foreigners have been deported for their involvement in online scams

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 4d

The White House is conditioning Trump’s attendance at the Oct. 26-28 ASEAN meeting on the Malaysian government agreeing to allow Trump to preside over a ceremonial signing of a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the summit sidelines.

Trump seeks peace ceremony spotlight at ASEAN summit

Trump wants to preside over a Thailand-Cambodia peace deal ceremony — and Chinese officials aren’t welcome.

www.politico.com

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