Cambodia's crackdown on scam centres leaves foreigners jobless and stranded, sparking fears of a humanitarian crisis. Read ...

Cambodia’s government announced Friday that it will be raising the country’s minimum wage for textile workers by 4.4 percent to $190 per month. The move comes amid increasing pressure from the ...

Will Cambodia survive the sea of new workers?

Thai soldiers inspect a work station at the scam compound in O'Smach, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Thai soldiers inspect a work station at the scam compound in O'Smach, ...

Chea Chantha, an advocate for the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), has been detained by police and is facing a three year jail term if convicted of conducting “activities ...

The move is a rare bright spot for the Southeast Asian nation’s embattled $7 billion garment sector, which is the country’s largest employer and represents 16 percent of its gross domestic product.

Thai soldiers inspect a work station at the scam compound in O'Smach, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. A Thai soldier guards outside the scam compound in O'Smach, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic. Inside these industrial-scale complexes are workers who attempt to lure unsuspecting targets from countries all across the ...