{"asset":"news","key":"4934","locale":"en","id":"news:4934:en","entityId":"news:4934","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/4934","state":"ready","title":"Foreigners leaving O’Smach scam sites seek help in Phnom Penh","summary":"Some lacked lawful status and financial means and were stranded or sleeping outside, while Caritas reported pressure on its resources and space.","body":"Large numbers of foreigners have recently travelled from online-scam compounds in O’Smach, Oddar Meanchey province, to Phnom Penh. They sought assistance from their countries’ embassies and consulates and humanitarian organisations, hoping to return home soon.\nSome people, after leaving those locations, lacked lawful status and financial means and became temporarily stranded or slept on the streets. The local humanitarian organisation Caritas said limited resources and space made it difficult to cope with the growing number of people seeking help.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"14959","languageVersionId":"10707","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.ewpxRn3qwlKdQJ1g-U7-F_zlVW4QHAmCZjwxLiBj8fw"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-02-15T07:18:37Z"}