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The discovery of their bodies brings to 11 the total number of those who died in the incident.

Immigration police arrested 66 foreigners in just two days in late September for entering and staying in Cambodia illegally, and who had since been deported in accordance with the immigration law.

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a September 30 announcement detailing the conditions for use of the rest stops on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, with the Chinese company-built road set to be opened for free for the month of October.

The General Department of Immigration (GDI) on September 28 was continuing to investigate 21 Chinese nationals who were placed in GDI custody the previous day.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng and Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian on September 27 met for cooperation talk on combating transnational crimes.

Cambodia has established August 20 as National Inter-Faith Day Against Human Trafficking, to be observed from 2023 onwards. Prime Minister Hun Sen made the announcement regarding the date and also told all government authorities and other stakeholders to join hands in preventing Cambodia from becoming a haven for organised crime groups engaged in human trafficking.

Authorities and rescue teams were continuing to search for the remaining eight missing Chinese nationals of the 41 shipwrecked off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province on September 22. Three bodies have been found.

Holidaymakers made nearly 1.26 million domestic trips nationwide during the three-day Pchum Ben Festival this year, representing an almost 90 per cent rise compared to the corresponding time last year, with Battambang, Siem Reap and Kep provinces receiving the most visitors, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

The two countries from the ASEAN region are determined to tackle crime related to illegal online gambling.

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