Cambodia's Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith announced that the country has fully eradicated large-scale online scam operations, with no remaining scam compounds. The achievement follows strict legal actions against perpetrators and the establishment of a cybersecurity legal framework. However, rights groups and analysts express skepticism, as the claim cannot be independently verified. Criminal groups have reportedly shifted to decentralized operations in guesthouses, condominiums, and other locations. The compounds, primarily run by Chinese criminal syndicates, have proliferated across Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, and Myanmar-Thai border areas since the pandemic.