January 28, 2026
JAKARTA – The surge in Indonesians seeking repatriation from Cambodia following a crackdown on online scam centers has drawn national scrutiny over its scale, with many pointing to structural weaknesses in employment and economic security that lure vulnerable Indonesians into such work
As of Monday, a total of 2,277 Indonesian nationals were seeking assistance from the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh to return home, marking a spike in repatriation requests from Indonesians since Jan. 16.
The embassy said these Indonesians came in person from various regions following a large-scale clean-up by the Cambodian government against online scam operations in recent weeks,…