Cambodia

Former V9 International Hotel

In 2023, a fire at the former V9 International Hotel injured several Indonesian nationals. Images from inside showed dormitory rooms with a set up akin to that used by ‘online’ operations. One anti-scam organisation reported rescuing a Bangladeshi national from the site.

Published 10 Jun, 2025 | Updated 7 May, 2026

Other Names:

សាណាគារ អន្តរជាតិ V9, V9国际酒店
Location:

Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province
Country:

Cambodia

Background

This location was previously known as the V9 International Hotel, but sometime in recent years the ‘V9’ was removed from the sign. It is located in Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province.

Available evidence indicates it has housed online operators. In March 2021, when it was still known as the V9 International Hotel, the building was the site of the first recorded COVID-19 case in Poipet. More than 50 people were quarantined, including 23 Chinese, 12 Cambodians, 10 Thai, five Vietnamese, five Singaporeans, and one Japanese national.

Incidents

In August 2023, at least three people were seriously injured at the former V9 International Hotel after leaping from balconies when a fire broke out. Photos taken in the aftermath of the fire show dormitory rooms set up like those used by online operations. The injured people were reportedly Indonesian. A large number of Indonesian online operators are based in Poipet.

Residents flee fire, August 2023. Source: *Angkor Today*.

Aftermath of the fire. Source: *Khmer Times*.

According to Angkor Today, the building was rented to foreigners and most residents were Chinese and Indonesian.

In 2024, Global Anti-Scam Organization (GASO) reported that it had helped to rescue a Bangladeshi national from this location.

Source: Global Anti-Scam Organization Facebook.

In 2024, a fire also broke out at the Triple Crown Building (profiled here), which is just across the road from the former V9 International Hotel, causing foreign workers to spill out on to the street and climb to the roof.

Which Actors and Companies Have Been Linked to Former V9 International Hotel?

We were unable to confirm who owns or manages this property.

Location of Former V9 International Hotel

Former V9 International Hotel in the News

2023

4 August: ‘3 Foreigners Seriously Injured in Hotel Fire’, Khmer Times. Link.

4 August: Huang Yan, ‘波贝一大楼发生火灾多名外国人受伤 [Fire Breaks Out in Poipet Building, Injuring Many Foreigners]’, Angkor Today. Link.

3 August: ‘អគ្គិភ័យឆេះអគារស្នាក់នៅមួយកន្លែង ក្រុងប៉ោយប៉ែត បណ្ដាលឲ្យជនបរទេស៤នាក់រងរបួស [A Fire in a Residential Building in Poipet City Injured 4 Foreigners]’, Fresh News. Link.

2021

12 March: ‘波贝市两家酒店涉及“2.20”，100多人被采样检测 [Two Hotels in Poipet City Were Involved in “2.20” and More than 100 People Were Sampled and Tested]’, Tnaut. Link.

11 March: ‘疫情社区传播蔓延至波比市一中国女子在酒店确诊 [Community Transmission of the Epidemic Spread to Poipet City, a Chinese Woman Was Diagnosed in a Hotel]’, Cambodia China Times. Link.

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