Cambodian Military Continues Crackdown on Illegal Fishing Gear Along Siem Reap-Kampong Thom Border

PHNOM PENH — Sept. 15, 2026: Cambodian military forces continued operations to crack down on illegal fishing gear along the border between Chi Kraeng district in Siem Reap province and Stoung district in Kampong Thom province on Tuesday, according to the Royal Cambodian Army.

The operation was carried out following orders from the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, and the Commander of Military Region 4. Lieutenant General Som Sun, Commander of the Kampong Thom Sub-Regional Operations Command and Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Committee for the Protection, Prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes, directed light command forces stationed in Peam Bang commune to cooperate with joint forces in the operation. The action was led by Major Luk Sophak, Chief of the Light Command Group for cracking down on illegal fishing offenses in Peam Bang commune, Stoung district.

Lieutenant General Som Sun stated that as a result of the joint forces' cooperation on Tuesday, authorities destroyed illegal fishing equipment at the site, including 24 mosquito-net barriers over 1,200 meters long, 34 mosquito-net rollers, 45 funnel traps or nets, three fish-trap barriers exceeding the permitted length with a total length of over 650 meters, six fish-trap rollers, 12 fish-trap funnels or nets, approximately 40 kilograms of mixed fish released back into the water, 980 wooden poles, and a number of other illegal fishing devices.

Lieutenant General Som Sun, on behalf of the Permanent Vice President of the Kampong Thom Provincial Committee for the Protection, Prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes, appealed to all citizens to refrain from using illegal fishing equipment banned by law in order to help restore fish stocks. He also pledged to continue operations to crack down on illegal fishing offenses successfully, serving the needs of the people nationwide and preserving national fisheries resources for future generations.

Source: Royal Cambodian Army

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Reported by The Khmer Today