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The past few days saw continued progress in the Kingdom’s efforts to suppress online crimes activities. Raids across the country saw more than hundreds of suspects detained, while numerous undocumented residents were also discovered. ...

More than 50 Chinese and Cambodian nationals have been charged in connection with online scam and money laundering cases uncovered in Tbong Khmum, Preah Sihanouk and Battambang provinces. The majority have been placed in pre-trial detention, although some senior members of the criminal organisations behind ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued detention warrants for 11 Cambodian security guards and five Chinese nationals, sending them to pre-trial detention for their roles in a conspiracy to commit large-scale technology-based fraud in Poipet. ...

A group of 994 foreigners suspected of involvement in large-scale online scam operations have been placed in temporary detention at the Bati Pre-Deportation Centre for the first time, now that the facility is fully prepared. ...

Prominent businessman Hun To has publicly denied any operational control or responsibility over Huione Pay Plc., stating that although he once held a 30 per cent share in the company, he never exercised management authority and was not involved in its financial activities, including control ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has said that addressing disputes raised by individuals who identify themselves as customers of Huione Pay Payment Service Institution falls beyond the bank’s legal mandate, following a protest on April 27 that escalated into confrontations near its premises.   ...

H-PAY creditors have been asked by National Bank of Cambodia-appointed liquidator, Reachs & Partners Co., Ltd., to submit information about their debt or claims within 30 days, warning that those who fail to file within the set period would be excluded from benefiting from any ...

Authorities have imposed almost half a million dollars on property owners who failed to register tenants or let property to individuals without valid residency documents. Violations of Sub-Decree 03 on security and safety management in shared residential areas are being strictly enforced, explained Touch Sokhak, ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) said it will send two senior officials to court on Wednesday over alleged bribery tied to online scam networks and money laundering. ...

Prince Bank customers have been given a final 30-day deadline by liquidator Morison Kak MKA to claim and withdraw their funds or risk having unclaimed deposits processed under legal procedures. ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has arrested the deputy chief of the Koh Kong Provincial Branch of Customs and Excise, alleging widespread corruption, ranging from extorting money from trucks on the road and taking bribes from online scam operations, to bribing journalists to suppress stories. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has called on the public to remain vigilant against online scams involving the PAI or Paipay application, stressing that the app is not licensed to operate in Cambodia.   ...

Fears over transparency in Cambodia’s banking sector have intensified after a Phnom Penh bank briefly suspended services and capped transfers, with experts warning that disruptions could trigger wider panic following recent license revocations and bank liquidations. ...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday launched a regional campaign in Phnom Penh to raise awareness among young Cambodians and others about trafficking risks from recruitment into scam operations. ...

Phnom Penh authorities and law enforcement raided a suspected cyber fraud operation at Phnom Penh’s Golden One Condominium on March 10, the latest in a series of busts in support of the Kingdom’s goal of eliminating all such activities by Khmer New Year. ...

 Prime Minister Hun Manet said he did not know his former adviser Chen Zhi was allegedly running online scam networks across Cambodia, and denied that such operations profited the government, in a rare interview with international media on Wednesday. ...

A joint police force arrested 21 suspects for cyber fraud during a February 25 raid on an online scam operation located in Ou Baek K’am commune, in the capital’s Sen Sok district. ...

Cambodia’s central bank has revoked the license of Panda Commercial Bank, it said on Monday. The lender has reported links to a sanctioned firm accused of laundering billions of dollars for scam networks. ...

In just 15 days, from February 3 to February 18, Phnom Penh authorities conducted a sweep of 2,709 locations suspected of accommodating scammers. They discovered 21,104 foreigners, including 6,683 women. ...

A senior Cambodian official has informed foreign diplomats of Cambodia’s “absolute commitment” to sweeping away and eventually eliminating online scams, a type of transnational crime, from the country. ...

Several officials from the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Cybercrime Department have been disciplined after a complaint from a member of the public that they used disrespectful language with a scam victim who attempted to file a complaint about an illegal loan. ...

Authorities raided the Xinli Casino in Preah Sihanoukville province yesterday, detaining more than 800 suspected scammers. ...

Cambodia has vowed to eliminate online scams by April this year, warning that provinces failing to eradicate them could face legal action, with an analyst stressing that strong political will to dismantle the masterminds behind the operations is crucial to ending the issue in the ...

Cambodia has deported more than 200 foreign nationals linked to online scam operations as part of an intensified, regionally coordinated crackdown on cross-border cybercrime. ...