Cambodian businessman Hun To has effectively assumed sole control of a prime Boeung Tamok development after his longtime business partner, U.S.-sanctioned businessman Chen Ai Len, disappeared from public view, raising new questions about the ownership of valuable jointly held assets and the source of millions of dollars used to acquire them.
The number of scam centres operating in Cambodia has actually increased since a government programme to eliminate them commenced in July 2025. The claim reported by non-profit, Amnesty International, appeared in its latest report on the Kingdom’s scam sector released in June 2026 entitled: ‘Falling Through the Cracks – Cambodia’s “Crackdown” on scamming compounds and the victims it has failed.’
When a Malaysian couple, Danny* and his fiancé, Christine, finally broke free from an online scam group in Cambodia, they believed reaching their embassy would
Criminal networks in Sihanoukville are increasingly turning to local youth to replace foreign workers in online scam operations, according to interviews and on-the-ground reporting. While
The arrest and extradition of tycoon Chen Zhi has exposed the scale of Cambodia’s cyber scam economy, but observers warn that without a full investigation into his business network and political ties, the system that enabled his rise will remain intact.
A Taiwanese man wanted for methamphetamine trafficking fled to Cambodia more than a decade ago, reinvented himself under new identities, and played a role alongside his brother in building a sprawling real estate empire.
Lixin Group has grown into a major conglomerate with business interests stretching from the Mekong to the Black Sea. But evidence collected by OCCRP suggests that it has a darker side.
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