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Originally Posted by Roald
Why exactly?
I have the stamp and didn't have any issues at all this year. Only US citizens?
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They don't tell you why. Of all the countries I visit (and the list is substantial) Cambodia is the only one they cared about and asked many, many questions in regards to travel. It could be anything that set them off at that given time. In my experiences if you're younger, traveling alone and able to travel outside the country for an extended period of time you are looked at more closely. But that wasn't it, it was specifically travel to Cambodia. Asked repeatedly about what the contents were on my laptop and small point-and-shoot camera. Where I went in the country and "why" I would visit there. They tore apart every bit of my luggage and read all paperwork. It was a bit scary being questioned by someone to who English was their 2nd language at best and unable to fully understand the answers you give them. This is entering the U.S.A.
They seemed genuinely disappointed when I turned up clean.
It's possible this special treatment in regards to Cambodia is only for U.S. citizens. Can only share my experience and have heard the same or similar from other U.S. travelers.
Oddly enough Cambodia (at least Phnom Penh) in my eyes has never been cleaner than it is now. The difference between now and 5+ years ago is night and day. There's a HUGE influx of foreign investment.