+ ↺ − 16 pxFraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the senate approved a new law on friday targeting criminals involved in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry. A draft of the law -- the first of its kind that aims to stamp out transnational cyberscam operations in Cambodia -- was initially approved by the government in March. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out". Authorities have pledged to close all online scam centres by the end of April, but analysts have said the government's crackdown on the industry is unlikely to stamp it out. The US State Department last year said that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 03, 2026 07:19 UTC