TWELVE more victims of job scam syndicates in Cambodia have been rescued, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.

He said the Malaysian Embassy in Phnom Penh would be arranging the release of all 12 individuals today.

“This is the latest information received, over and above the number announced earlier,” he said during a press conference at the end of his one-day official visit to Cambodia last night.

At a press conference with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier yesterday, Anwar said a total of 287 Malaysians who were victims of the syndicate had been brought back home.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim told Bernama based on the information received, all 12 individuals were on the list of people reported missing.

He said embassy personnel would be heading to the victims’ location tomorrow to begin the repatriation process.

“If their family members have completed all the documentation including return flight tickets, maybe all the victims will be able to return home on Saturday or Sunday,” he said.

More information on the matter would be shared later, he added. – Bernama, March 28, 2023.