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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.

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.  

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.