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Hun To denies Huione Pay control: ‘lost shareholder rights, no role in operations, disputed funds’
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 ...
NBC says Huione pay‑related dispute falls outside its authority after protest
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. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/nbc-says-huione-payrelated-dispute-falls-outside-its-authority-after-protest
H-PAY creditors given 30 days to file claims
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 ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/h-pay-creditors-given-30-days-to-file-claims
Dodgy landlords fined over one billion riel for unregistered guests
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, ...
Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/dodgy-landlords-fined-over-one-billion-riel-for-unregistered-guests/
Phnom Penh deputy police chief, immigration official face court over alleged scam bribes
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. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-deputy-police-chief-immigration-official-face-court-over-alleged-scam-bribes/
Sihanoukville stalled projects persist as scam crackdown reshapes economy
Sihanoukville is struggling to regain momentum. Once driven by Chinese investment, Cambodia’s coastal hub now faces a stalled construction sector, hit by weak capital inflows and uncertainty linked in part to an ongoing crackdown on online scam operations. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/sihanoukville-stalled-projects-persist-as-scam-crackdown-reshapes-economy/
Phnom Penh continues online scam raids despite missed deadline
As Cambodia races towards the end of April deadline to “eliminate” online scam networks nationwide and passes the March 30 target for the capital, the Governor of Phnom Penh has said it will take between one and two months to clear the city of scam ...
Chhim PichBormey
https://kiripost.com/stories/-continues-online-scam-raids-despite-missed-deadline
Final 30-day deadline issued for Prince Bank withdrawals
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. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/final-30-day-deadline-issued-for-prince-bank-withdrawals
Cambodia accepts amnesty report linking licensed casinos to abuse
Cambodian authorities have acknowledged findings by Amnesty International linking at least 12 licensed casinos to human rights abuses, saying the government will use the report to expand its ongoing crackdown on online scam operations. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-accepts-amnesty-report-linking-licensed-casinos-to-abuse
Turning Japanese: more police uniforms seized as Sen Sok scam raid nabs 200
One of the largest scale- scam compound busts took place in the capital’s Sen Sok district yesterday, with 218 foreigners taken into custody. The April 6 raid, at the Phnom Penh Galaxy Condo, in Khmuonh commune’s Banla S’et village, saw foreigners from six nations detained, ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/turning-japanese-more-police-uniforms-seized-as-sen-sok-scam-raid-nabs-200
Casino scam bust sees 100+ captured; Phnom Penh raid unearths Japanese police uniforms
The past two days have seen continued pressure brought to bear on illegal scam operations in the Kingdom, with the revocation of the license of a Preah Sihanouk casino after an investigation led to the detention of 108 suspects. In a separate raid, authorities uncovered ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/casino-scam-bust-sees-100-captured-phnom-penh-raid-unearths-japanese-police-uniforms
Capital crimes: Latest scam centres busted in TTP, Sen Sok
Phnom Penh Municipal authorities continued to bring pressure to bear on online scam operations with two March 30 raids, in Toul Tom Poung and Sen Sok, netting 66 foreigners. ...
Sous Yamy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-crimes-latest-scam-centres-busted-in-ttp-sen-sok
Koh Kong customs official accused of million-dollar corruption, online scam connections
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. ...
Chroy Changvar raids see 15 Chinese scammers detained
A joint task force under the Phnom Penh Unified Command raided four separate locations in the capital’s Chroy Changvar district this March 24. Authorities took 15 Chinese nationals into custody. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chroy-changvar-raids-see-15-chinese-scammers-detained
UN launches regional campaign in Phnom Penh targeting scam trafficking
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. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/un-launches-regional-campaign-in-phnom-penh-targeting-scam-trafficking/
APD Bank outage fuels transparency fears as government seeks calm
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. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/apd-bank-outage-fuels-transparency-fears-as-government-seeks-calm/
UN launches regional campaign in Phnom Penh targeting scam trafficking
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. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/un-launches-regional-campaign-in-phnom-penh-targeting-scam-trafficking/
Transparency growing as international press accompany scam bust
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. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/transparency-growing-as-international-press-accompany-scam-bust
Phnom Penh police bust alleged scam ring targeting European victims
Phnom Penh Municipal police raided a condo in the capital following a week-long investigation, arresting over 60 Cambodians and Chinese nationals suspected of running an investment scam targeting Europe. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-police-bust-alleged-scam-ring-targeting-european-victims/
International journalists witness Cambodia’s crackdown on online scam operation
A group of 20 international journalists visited a site in Phnom Penh where Cambodian authorities recently dismantled an alleged online scam operation, documenting the crackdown as part of broader efforts to expose transnational cybercrime. ...
K. Rithy Reak
https://www.akp.gov.kh/post/detail/364641
Hun Manet says he did not know Chen Zhi was a ‘Kingpin’
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. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/hun-manet-says-he-did-not-know-chen-zhi-was-a-kingpin/
Authorities arrest Phnom Penh cybercrime suspects as Manet warns scams ‘damaging Kingdom’s reputation, economy’
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. ...
National Bank revokes Panda Bank license, orders liquidation
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. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/national-bank-revokes-panda-bank-license-orders-liquidation/
Early Feb sees 2,700 locations checked in Phnom Penh; 20,000 foreigner scammers identified
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. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/early-feb-sees-2-700-scam-busts-in-phnom-pehn-20-000-foreigners-identified