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 Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra strengthened 75 years of diplomatic ties, signing seven cooperation deals on labor, infrastructure, and border development, while also addressing issues like online scams, migrant workers, and security. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have jointly announced an agreement to enhance cooperation between the two countries in combating online scams. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour on Friday with 37 new agreements inked in Phnom Penh. ...

During his April 17-18 state visit to Cambodia, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the Kingdom’s efforts to crack down on illegal online gambling and scam operations. ...

A translator who said she was brutally abused inside a building in the emerging scam compound city of Sampov Poun is demanding justice, accusing police of delaying action. Kandal provincial police met with her on Monday, following her appearance on a local media outlet. ...

Cambodian authorities raided an online scam center in Phnom Penh on March 31, detaining 186 foreigners accused of running internet fraud schemes, the Cambodia-China Times reported. ...

Enforcement action against human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Cambodia increased in 2024, with authorities cracking down on a total of 197 cases, up by 33 from the previous year. The number of foreign offenders deported from Cambodia surged by more than double. ...

Cambodian Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and Laos’ Minister of Public Security Vilay Lakham Phong have formally agreed to extend their close cooperation in the suppression of high tech crimes and the fight against illegal drugs in 2025. ...

The National Police carried out large scale raids in Poipet town on March 22, as part of an operation which targeted two illegal online scam operations. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has established a high-level Ad Hoc Commission​ to combat online scams, granting it the authority to deploy armed forces and law enforcement officers in operations against online fraud. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has officially established the Commission for Combatting Online Scams, a high-level task force chaired by Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

Thai officials have halted cross-border telecommunication services to suspected scam centers in Poipet, Cambodia, sparking a dispute with Cambodian counterparts who denounced the move. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has raised an alert about the rampant use of artificial intelligence (AI) in online scams, highlighting the growing global concern surrounding cyber fraud. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered relevant authorities to crack down on fraudsters who exploit government projects for personal gain, such as by creating fake QR codes and websites. ...

As Cambodia is being heavily criticised by some quarters over its “inability” to curb online scamming involving modern forms of human trafficking, the EU Ambassador in Cambodia reassured that the European Union is always willing to assist the country in alleviating the problem. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha, who also serves as chairman of the National Committee for Combatting Human Trafficking (NCCT), has directed all law enforcement and other authorities to intensify efforts to prevent human trafficking, noting that the perpetrators of those crimes ...

Cambodia was ranked lowest for its response to human trafficking by the U.S. for the third year in a row, with a new report saying that Cambodian officials have not done enough – and in some unnamed cases, have been complicit – in human trafficking ...

Thailand will talk with Cambodia about online scammers who operate along the border when both countries’ prime ministers meet this week, said Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara. ...

The wife of an Environment Ministry secretary of state denied knowledge of an alleged online scam gang inside a Phnom Penh apartment complex owned by her company. ...

About 865 foreign nationals have been rescued within four months in 87 human trafficking cases across four provinces, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said on Friday. ...

After months of authorities’ denials, Interior Minister Sar Kheng acknowledged foreign nationals had been trafficked into Cambodia, passed around gambling and other syndicates, faced violence and threats, and were calling out for help and rescue for more than a year. ...