Cambodians Stopped at Thai Border

Police patrolling the Thai border yesterday stopped close to 160 Cambodians who were attempting to illegally cross into Thailand from Banteay Meanchey province to work. Chan Mab, the police chief in O’bey Chorn district, told Khmer Times that his men were tipped off that 157 Cambodians from various provinces, mainly Kampong Thom, Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey, would attempt to cross the border to work illegally in Thailand.
 

“They crossed using different corridors in order to find jobs in Thailand, but what they were doing was illegal,” said Mr. Mab, who added that after being briefly detained, the group was sent back to their homes. “We stopped them in time and educated them, told them not to cross the border illegally like this anymore.”
 

He said many Cambodians try to cross the border illegally, especially after the Pchum Ben and Khmer New Year holidays, as many were working illegally in Thailand and had come home for the holidays and were trying to return to Thailand to continue working. Mr. Mab said many of the workers were unaware of the difficulties of living and working illegally in Thailand, but urged those detained not to return without proper documentation.

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