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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. ...

At least six Cambodian journalists have been detained, arrested, or charged with incitement between January and mid-February 2026 after reporting on border tensions and suspected online scam compounds, with two still held in pre-trial detention, according to local rights groups. ...

The government will boost online safety campaigns nationwide this year as cyberfraud and artificial intelligence threats continue to pose risks to internet users, a senior Interior Ministry official announced on Wednesday.   ...

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. ...

A UNODC representative has expressed support for increased cooperation with Cambodia to suppress online crimes and also discussed continued training to strengthen the capacity of Cambodian authorities in combating these crimes and raising awareness of them. ...

A senior official from the committee tasked with eradicating technology-based scam crimes has informed a Chinese diplomat that Cambodia will cooperate with partner countries to “cut off the heads and dismantle the nests of criminal groups to the very root”. ...

A Joint force from the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has detained a total of 75 foreigners suspected of involvement in prohibited activities, including conducting technology-related scam and immigration violations. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Military Police raided a location referred to as the “Secret House” on the night of January 15, seizing over 300,000 vapes and accessories. The goods were estimated to be worth millions of dollars. ...

The Svay Rieng Provincial Administration has announced strict measures which aim to eradicate technology-based crimes from the province. ...

Authorities raided a house in Tboung Khmum province on January 7, arresting five Chinese nationals and rescuing nine kidnapping victims. ...

According to Chinese state media, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security announced on January 8 that, with the support and cooperation of Cambodian officials, a working group dispatched by the ministry on January 7 successfully extradited Chinese national Chen Zhi, the alleged head of a ...

Following the arrest of its founder Chen Zhi, Prince Bank has been suspended from providing new banking services, including accepting deposits and granting loans. Morisonkak MKA Audit-Accounting Co., Ltd. has been authorised to control and manage all operations and assets of Prince Bank Plc. effective ...

A report from Cambodia China Times which claimed that Chen Zhi, founder and former chairman of Prince Group, was arrested in Cambodia and sent back to China to face possible charges, has been confirmed. It was not immediately clear when he was deported, or what, ...

Thirty Vietnamese nationals have been taken in to custody by a Cambodian authorities during raids on two suspected online scam centres in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town. ...

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. ...

Online​ ​scams​ ​and​ ​human​ ​trafficking​ ​affect​ ​Cambodia​’​s​ ​reputation​, ​prompting​ ​the​ ​need​ ​to​ ​combat​ ​these​ ​issues​ ​immediately​, ​protect​ ​citizens​ ​and​ ​end​ ​travel​ ​warnings​ ​that​ ​hurt​ ​the​ ​tourism​ ​sector​. ​ ...