Navy officers provide meals and drinking water to foreign nationals who were arrested after fleeing from the Thmor Da area in Cambodia. They told Thai authorities that they had been forced into working for a cyber scam syndicate. (Photo: Naval spokesperson team)The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) says it has uncovered a Chinese grey business network operating near the Cambodian border district of Thmor Da, where foreign nationals have been forced to work in online scam operations. They told officers that they had been forced into working for a cyber scam syndicate, said Rear Adm Parach. The navy will intensify surveillance operations and integrate efforts with all relevant agencies to disrupt and dismantle these transnational criminal network, said Rear Adm Parach.

Source: Bangkok Post February 19, 2026 09:37 UTC