Cambodia scam operations

The wall will probably never be built. But it may prod the Cambodian authorities into taking belated action against the country's online scam syndicates.

The region's digital boom has enabled the scourge of cyber-slavery. Only coordinated action from the region's government can bring it to an end.

The group were among 119 Thai nationals detained during a raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet last week.

Thai officials say that scamming syndicates displaced by crackdowns in eastern Myanmar are relocating to the Thailand-Cambodia border area.

The forced cybercrime industry in Southeast Asia is thriving despite "crackdowns" by its criminal hosts. Will global action match the scale of the crisis?

The raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet follows Bangkok's crackdown on scamming operations along the Thailand-Myanmar border.

The country's experience highlights both the transformative potential of Chinese investment and the challenges that risk undermining Beijing’s credibility.

The suspect was wanted in connection with the high-profile kidnapping of the Chinese actor Wang Xing earlier this month.

China says it is leading regional efforts to crack down on online scamming operations and other transnational criminal activities.

Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other countries.”

As the harms of Cambodia's criminalized political economy ripple outward, governments in the region and further afield must move beyond their muted, incoherent response.

The Singaporean government wants to intervene in the bank accounts of its own citizens but not in the scam industries of neighboring countries.