Crime and law enforcement

The General Commissariat of the National Police of Cambodia and the South Korean National Police Agency have agreed to create a Cambodia–Korea Joint Task Force for Korean Citizens. The new body will facilitate information exchange and mutual support in combating crimes, with a particular focus ...

Cambodian businessman and Senator Ly Yong Phat, founder of the LYP Group, has strongly rejected Thai media reports which link him to cybercrime and money laundering networks, calling the allegations “fake and damaging to his reputation”. ...

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Cambodian Senator Ly Yong Phat and four others, including Chinese nationals, for allegedly laundering money linked to online scams. ...

Cambodian authorities have arrested 263 suspects, including 17 women, during a major operation targeting a suspected online scam ring based in Preah Sihanouk province. The large-scale raid took place on November 9 at the former Galaxy World Casino in Sihanoukville town. ...

The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) Monday organised a training session for casino operators and officers to strengthen compliance with global anti-money laundering standards and enhance readiness for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation scheduled for 2028-2029. ...

Cambodia and South Korea have pledged to continue to strengthen their cooperation to prevent, suppress and combat online crimes. This work did not require prompting from any neighbouring country, Prime Minister Hun Manet noted pointedly, following a meeting with a senior South Korean official. ...

Following the death of a South Korean student in Kampot province, South Korean police plan to launch a “Korean Desk” in Cambodia to handle cases involving Korean nationals, citing difficulties in cooperation with Cambodian police. ...

Tourists are being urged to ensure they apply for an e-visa through official channels after a website fraudulently acting as a visa agent was found to be stealing personal and financial information. ...

The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday quietly released its long-delayed report on human trafficking, placing Cambodia in the lowest Tier 3 for the fourth straight year and, for the first time, labeling it a “state sponsor” of trafficking. ...

The joint forces of the capital’s Chamkarmon and ChbarAmpov districts, along with specialist officers from the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commissariat, raided two locations in Phnom Penh which were suspected of operating online scams. Officers took 14 foreigners into custody. ...

The Cambodian and Thai police have agreed to establish a joint task force to develop action plans to prevent and suppress cross-border crimes, including online scams and human trafficking. The Cambodian delegation to the September 16 meeting, held in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, was led by ...

The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) has sounded the alarm over a surge in fraudulent activities on the popular messaging platform Telegram. It has urged the public to remain vigilant against increasingly sophisticated scams. According to the TRC, scammers have been circulating deceptive messages through ...

The US Treasury Department Monday imposed sanctions on networks of scam centres operating across Southeast Asia, a decision that could affect Cambodia’s investment, trade, banking credibility, tourism recovery and digital economy, despite the Royal Government’s ongoing efforts to combat illicit activities. ...

In response to sanctions imposed by the US Treasury Department on online scam criminal groups operating in Myanmar and Cambodia, Touch Sokhak, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, has encouraged the US to offer cooperation to suppress these crimes. ...

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sweeping sanctions on cyber scam networks operating in Myanmar’s Shwe Kokko region, with additional locations in Cambodia, allegedly run by Chinese criminal networks, also targeted. ...

The Senate unanimously approved a draft law which will amend the Law on Nationality during an extraordinary session of the 5th legislature on Monday, September 1, after reviewing and debating the proposal. ...

Cambodia is intensifying its efforts to investigate and examine evidence related to online fraud and identify the shadowy figures behind these operations, according to the Ad hoc commission to combat online scams which launched a major campaign to suppress these crimes in late June. ...

Four products from the range sold by former Oknha Chheng Sreyrath, well-known online as “Love Riya”, have been shown to contain unsafe levels of substances that may harm the health of consumers, including mercury, a police chief has claimed. ...

In the first half of 2025, Cambodia recorded 1,066 traffic crashes, with 58% occurring at night, resulting in 694 deaths and 1,476 injuries, 849 of them serious, the National Road Safety Committee said in a report on Wednesday. ...

Today’s August 16 Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting saw both sides agree on importance of closer communication, while Cambodia called for Thai forces to halt the installation of barbed wire on Cambodian territory. ...

Young Cambodians are voicing growing concern that mandatory military service will deepen their financial woes, as the country prepares to expand conscription in 2026. ...

Recent proactive measures taken by Cambodian authorities to combat online scams giving the Kingdom a fresh momentum in attracting foreign investors and tourists, according to several economists and tourism specialists. ...

The number of people detained in the latest online scam crackdown has passed 3,000, with most facing deportation. ...

The investigating judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal placed eight suspects linked to online scams in temporary pre-trial detention on July 20, as part of the latest efforts to supress these crimes. The current campaign has seen almost 3,000 suspects arrested. ...