(Photo: Reuters)After only four months in Cambodia, Chen Xian Jin reckons he can spot a scam manager when he sees one. Ambassador Wang Wenbin warned Cambodian officials in a meeting that scam centres pose a “serious obstacle” to deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. The US in late October gave Cambodia 90 days to act on scam centres as part of a deal for lower tariffs. Activists point to the chaos from the latest crackdown, where thousands of people poured out of scam centres in quick succession. When the scam centres are centrally located, whole ecosystems spring up around them — vendors, delivery drivers, cleaners.

Source: Bangkok Post March 06, 2026 08:06 UTC