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Inside a compound at the Chong Chom OSmach border crossing that authorities say was used for scam operations in Cambodia on March 12
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2026
Cambodia scam centers increase despite crackdown, report says
Cambodia, alongside Myanmar and Laos, has become a hub for scam compounds where trafficked workers are often forced to carry out fraud schemes.
Prison guards escort Chinese nationals suspected of running scam centers to a prison after their arrest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 9. A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2026
Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka
Since the start of the year, police have arrested more than 1,000 foreign nationals, mainly from China, Vietnam and India, for alleged involvement in cybercrime.
A man runs past national flags of ASEAN member states outside a media center in Cebu on Tuesday, ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit to be held this week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2026
Energy crisis front and center as ASEAN leaders prepare for summit
The energy crisis will force Manila leadership to craft a ?regional response while preventing regional conflicts in Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia from slipping down the agenda.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul during a news conference in Bangkok on March 20. Anutin has ordered a sweeping probe into fuel hoarding, price manipulation and illegal exports.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2026
Thai PM cracks down on ¡®evil¡¯ fuel smugglers profiteering from Gulf chaos
The move follows reports of illicit fuel shipments from Thailand into Cambodia, and irregular practices identified across the supply chain by Thai officials.
Huione headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in March 2025. Huione Group and its affiliates have laundered at least $4 billion for criminals.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2026
Cambodia says it extradited accused money laundering leader to China
The Southeast Asian country added that the action showed it was cracking down on scam ?operations.
A former scam hub facility in Surin province, Thailand, near the Cambodian border, on March 12
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2026
Japanese personal info left at Thai-Cambodian border scam base
On the 800,000-square-meter compound hosting some 160 buildings, an estimated 20,000 people had been working in scam operations.
Chinese citizens outside the embassy in Phnom Penh
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2026
After the raids, Asia¡¯s billion-dollar scam trade flickers back
Despite evidence of a scam-center crackdown being apparent all over Cambodia¡¯s capital, operations still come back. Turns out, stopping scammers is tricky business.
Taiwan auctions off luxury cars linked to the Prince Group, suspected of running scam centers in Cambodia, in Taipei on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2026
Taiwan indicts 62 people linked to suspected scam center operator Prince Group
Taipei prosecutors say Taiwan was one of the locations where the group's chairman had funneled funds via shell companies, buying luxury goods, sports cars and real estate.
Computers, smartphones and other equipment seized during a raid on a scam center in Kandal province, Cambodia, last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2026
Cambodia claims its crackdown has halved online scam activity
The Southeast Asian nation is under international pressure to dismantle networks accused of stealing billions annually from people worldwide.
A Thai national flag is seen at the Pha Mo E-Daeng area in Thailand's northeastern Sisaket province, as viewed from Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, following clashes between the two countries, on Feb. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying territory after Trump-brokered ceasefire
Thailand has said it is maintaining troop positions as part of de-escalation measures and ?denied it is occupying territory.
Counterfeit U.S. currency is strewn across the floor inside a compound in O'Smach used for scam operations in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Feb. 2.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2026
Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centers in fraud crackdown
Thousands of scam workers, ?some of them trafficking victims confined in ?brutal conditions, have fled compounds in recent weeks seeking to return home.
Shwe Kokko city, a casino, entertainment, and tourism complex,from Thailand's side of the border after Bangkok said it would suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar to try to curb scam centers, in the Mae Sot district, Thailand, on Feb. 5, 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
AI helps scam centers evade crackdown in Asia and dupe more victims
Rather than be eradicated, Interpol officials see scam centers as more likely to evolve as artificial intelligence allows operators to scale up at low cost.
A Cambodian flag is displayed in front of shipping containers and barbed wire, installed by Thai forces, blocking a road in Chouk Chey village in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
A tale of two villages: Cambodians lament Thailand¡¯s border gains
Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the border during fighting last year, which could amount to several square kilometers in total.
Counterfeit U.S. 100 dollar banknotes on the floor inside a compound in Cambodia used for scam operations
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2026
Scammers¡¯ abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud
A visit to a bombed-out compound near the Thai-Cambodian border offered a look into ?the fraud that has fleeced billions of dollars from victims globally.
Soldiers stand guard next to Prasat Ta Khwai, a site of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December, in Surin province, Thailand, on Jan. 20. REUTERS
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters
Anger and anxiety linger in communities along Thailand's border with Cambodia, where clashes killed dozens and forced hundreds of thousands of evacuate.
Workers leave a suspected scam-center compound in Sihanoukville on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2026
Fraudsters flee Cambodia¡¯s ¡¯scam city¡¯ after alleged kingpin deported to China
The Cambodian government has said it is cracking down on the multibillion-dollar industry but residents said many people moved out days before the arrival of authorities.
Suspects transferred from Cambodia and arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department at Narita Airport on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2026
13 arrested in Japan over Cambodia phone scam ring
The suspects, ranging in age from their 20s to 60s, were arrested for alleged fraud after being flown back to Japan.
Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 27.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2026
Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centers after arrest of alleged mastermind
The arrest of Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was ¡°not the end¡± of the Southeast Asian nation¡¯s battle to stamp out transborder crimes, its foreign minister said.
Guards escort accused scam boss Chen Zhi off a China Southern plane in Beijing in this undated image released on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2026
¡®Sever the chain¡¯: Scam tycoons in China¡¯s crosshairs
China is moving against the scammers making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing¡¯s desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say.
People stand beside a crater in front of a damaged police station following clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers in Boeung Trakoun village in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2026
Thailand says Cambodia border strike wounds soldier and violates truce
Thailand¡¯s army said Cambodia claimed that a fresh cross-border fire was an accident, after Bangkok accused Cambodian forces of violating a 10-day truce.
Benefits for foreign tourists spark debate in Japan
Tourists in Nara Park in March
JMA lifts tsunami advisory for Japan coastlines after strong quake off Philippines
A Japan Meteorological Agency official speaks about the earthquake off the Philippines and ensuing tsunami advisory for a large chunk of Japan, at a news conference early Monday in Tokyo.
Missing U.S. student found dead near Kyoto, mother says
The body of James "Weston" Higginbotham ?was discovered in a mountainous area ?by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, wrote Saturday on Facebook.
On patrol with Tokyo¡¯s new litter police
Tourists in the Shibuya area of Tokyo are stopped by a group of multilingual officials who hand out fines to people caught littering on Thursday.
Fear and uncertainty for foreign business owners after Japan revises rules
Manish Kumar, who asked that his face not be shown, at his restaurant in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, on June 1.
In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents
When bells aren¡¯t enough to prevent encounters with bears, outdoorspeople in Japan now have a wide range of deterrents to choose from.
In Matsuyama, sushi more than worth the pilgrimage
The signature piece in chef Koji Takahira¡¯s "nigiri" selection is "shiro-amadai" (white tilefish) ¡ª one of the most prized species from the Seto Inland Sea on account of its sweetness, rich umami and firm texture.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
¡®Fujiko¡¯ transforms a mother¡¯s resilience into festival gold
¡°Fujiko¡± stars Yuki Katayama (left) as a scrappy single mother who fights for her autonomy in 1970s and ¡¯80s Japan.

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