Cambodia

Sri Lanka emerging as a new base for Asia’s scam networks after crackdown in Cambodia

Computers and workstations seized by police during an online scam crackdown at a hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 11.

Cambodia scam centres increase despite crackdown: report

International oil and gas majors, including TotalEnergies, are keen on potentially starting offshore exploration activities in the Gulf of Thailand.

Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap US$300 billion energy resources

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks to the media after a special meeting of Asean Foreign Ministers on the Thailand-Cambodia situation at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 22, 2025.

Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet on Asean sidelines amid uneasy truce 

Cambodian senator Kok An owns numerous companies, including Crown Resorts, and other properties that house scam compounds, the US Treasury Department says.

US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged crypto-romance scams

As fuel costs rise, governments move to conserve supply and tighten flows. That is when a price shock starts to become a volume problem.
THINKING ALOUD

Emergency extinguisher full or empty? Crunch time for Asean’s fuel pact

An ExxonMobil oil refinery in Singapore (top). Singapore and Malaysia made up nearly a third of Cambodia’s annual petroleum product imports in 2024.

Cambodia turns to Singapore, Malaysia for fuel as Vietnam, China restrict supplies

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s political standing has significantly changed since 2022. With two years left in office, his approval and trust ratings are in decline.

The Philippine chairmanship of Asean in a year of strategic tension

A police officer inspects a scam compound known as "My Casino", which police said was owned by former tycoon and casino owner Ly Kuong who was arrested on Jan 15, Kampot province, Cambodia, Feb 10, 2026.

After the raids, Asia’s billion-dollar scam trade flickers back

The assets, including luxury condominiums, yachts and cars, were frozen by the Anti-Money Laundering Office in December.

Thailand moves to seize US$420 million assets linked to scammers