Malaysian envoy reveals bizarre cases of job scam victims in Cambodia

PETALING JAYA - More than 100 Malaysians working for syndicates in Cambodia have been rescued by the Malaysian embassy there since 2018, says Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim. It has not been an easy feat as the embassy also had to go through procedures set by the Cambodian government before these Malaysians could be flown home.

There is also another side of the story. Some of the Malaysians had refused to be rescued or leave Cambodia. "We have rescued many but many also don't want to go back to Malaysia. Some of them ran away from home, some ran away from 'ah long' (loanshark).
"Sometimes they don't want to tell their parents the truth.

"When the parents don't know what to do, they create stories that their children got kidnapped and were forced to work but when we went to rescue them, they said they don't want to go back," said Mr Eldeen.

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