Thailand Charges 100 For Involvement in Online Fraud Operations

Thai authorities have arrested and charged 100 Thai nationals for their involvement in transnational call center scams operating from Cambodia, police announced yesterday. Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Director of the Police Cyber Taskforce and the Anti-Human Trafficking Center, told the press yesterday that the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants onContinue Reading

Thai, Cambodian Police Rescue 215 Trafficked Scam Workers

Thai and Cambodian police have rescued 215 people from a suspected online scamming operation along the countries’ shared border, marking a possible expansion of the Thai-led crackdown on scam syndicates operating in the Mekong region. According to a Reuters report, Thai government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub told the media yesterday thatContinue Reading

Cambodia: A Test for China’s ‘BRI 2.0’ Vision

More than a decade since the announcement of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the ambitious project faces mounting scrutiny, despite its outward appearance of driving rapid development growth. The so-called BRI 2.0 vision, which promises to  be “smaller, greener, and smarter,” is Beijing’s response to widespread criticism of theContinue Reading