Phnom Penh-Poipet train service launch unclear
No launch date is decided on a passenger train between Phnom Penh and Poipet city.
Tag: Poipet
More than 50 Chinese nabbed over online gambling
Over 50 Chinese are arrested suspected of running an illegal online gambling ring.
Two suspected of smuggling drugs
Banteay Meanchey Court charges a Thai and a Cambodian over the alleged trafficking of more than 7 kg of drugs.
Free trains to S’ville and Poipet for KNY
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced at the Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF) on Friday, March 29, that all citizens will be able to ride the trains from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville or Poipet and back free of charge from April 13 through April 17 – Khmer New Year.
Thailand’s Big C to build ‘supercentre’ in Poipet city
Grocery company Big C will invest $6.8 million to build a store in Poipet city.
Tears as Malaysians visit 47 detainees
After 65 days of being held in Banteay Meanchey provincial prison, some of the 47 Malaysians accused of fraud and running an illegal gambling operation in Poipet city finally got to meet their loved ones yesterday.
Judge to question Malaysian detainees over fraud accusations
A spokesman for Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court yesterday said a judge is expected to conduct one-on-one interviews with 47 Malaysian nationals accused of running an illegal gambling den and committing fraud in Poipet city.
Malaysian Embassy to interview 47 Poipet detainees
All 47 Malaysian detainees, now held in Poipet, are set to relay their personal accounts of the arrest to the senior Malaysian Embassy officials who are expected to visit them later today (Feb.12).
KTV shuttered after shootout
Banteay Meanchey authorities shutter a KTV in Poipet after a Chinese was injured during a heated dispute with locals.
Malaysian detainees in Cambodia promised $1,500 monthly salary
Malaysian detainee Aron Naldy Muhammad Ting Abdullah, 22, who is among 47 detainees, alleges that they were promised $1,500 monthly to work in Cambodia but was instead treated like bonded slaves in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province here.
Malaysia seeks release of detainees
A press release issued on February 7 by Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated that its diplomatic note sent to Cambodia’s MOFA via the Malaysian Embassy, requests the release of 47 Malaysians presently detained in Poipet.
Sisophon strike at Tiger Street Football festival in Poipet
The 2019 Tiger Street Football Festival hits the border town of Poipet at the weekend.
Tiger Street Football Festival lands in Poipet
The 7th Tiger Street Football Festival takes its roadshow to Poi Pet this weekend.
Couple charged with trafficking meth
Banteay Meanchey Court charges a gambler and his girlfriend over trafficking meth.
Migrants suspected of running online gambling den
Police in Banteay Meanchey province arrested one Thai man and seven Indonesian nationals suspected of operating an illegal gambling den in Poipet city.
Embassy in Thailand slams fake news
Over 50 migrant workers who returned to the Kingdom are not fired by a factory but were working illegally, Embassy says.
Embassy in Thailand slams fake news
The Cambodian embassy in Thailand on Friday clarified that more than 50 migrant workers who returned to the Kingdom through the border in Poipet city last week were not fired by a factory but were in fact working illegally.
Dozens of migrant workers deported from Thailand
Fifty-one migrant workers working illegally in Thailand are deported.
Police in Poipet raid online gambling operation
Banteay Meanchey police arrest 55 foreigner over running an illegal online gambling.
Camcontrol seizes and destroys pig innards
Camcontrol officers in Banteay Meanchey seize more over a tonne of illegal pig innards.
Two youths charged with trafficking meth pills
Banteay Meanchey Court charges two youths with trafficking over 1/2 kg of meth pills.
Warehouses raided, closed over untaxed goods
Poipet military police shut down nine warehouses storing and selling untaxed goods.
Court charges two with supplying drugs in Poipet
Two people in Banteay Meanchey are facing 20 years in prison for drug trafficking.
Group charged with obstructing police
Banteay Meanchey Court charges 19 Chinese with obstructing police work.
Poipet Airport gets official approval
A project to build Poipet’s first airport has been greenlighted, with total investment estimated at $40 to $50 million.
Smuggled chicken meat destroyed
Poipet Military police and provincial Camcontrol officials destroy bad quality chicken smuggled from Thailand.
Train hits truck in Poipet city
A passenger train travelling from Poipet city to Phnom Penh collided with a crane truck, leaving both vehicles damaged.
Fire destroys Cambodian-run stalls in Thai border market
A fire rips through several Cambodian-run stalls at the Rong Kluea market.
Two Thais held for casino drug dealing
Banteay Meanchey Court charges two Thais over the distribution of drugs to gamblers.
Poipet: The latest real estate boomtown
Cambodia’s northwestern border town of Poipet is fast becoming a rival to Sihanoukville in terms of real estate development.
