A ten-hour meeting between Thai and Cambodian police chiefs concluded with a formal agreement to intensify joint efforts against call-centre scams operating across the border, particularly those based in Cambodia targeting Thai citizens.

Senior officials from both countries signed the accord following extended discussions on a broad plan of cooperation.

Thailand’s National Police Inspector General, Police General Thatchai Pitaneelabutr, who also leads Thailand’s Cyber Taskforce, and Police Lieutenant General Seang Sarid, Deputy Commissioner of the Cambodian National Police, jointly led the session.

The talks come in the wake of discussions conducted on September 10 under the Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee in Koh Kong, where border crimes—including call-centre based fraud—were a key focus.

During the meeting, Thailand presented the locations of known call-centre operations, along with evidence of how victims are defrauded and trafficked, in order to assist Cambodian law enforcement.

Cambodia committed to designing and implementing a crackdown on those operations identified by Thailand within its territory.

The effectiveness of Cambodian measures will be evaluated in future meetings of the General Border Committee.

Thailand will monitor outcomes by collecting data on online complaints lodged by Thai victims.

The lengthy duration of the talks reflected detailed negotiation of how to operationalise measures to ensure action is taken, legal frameworks respected, and cross-border coordination maintained.

This agreement builds on a pattern of deepening cooperation between the two nations to suppress cybercrime.

Earlier initiatives included joint raids in Poipet, sharing of intelligence, and broader efforts to cut off support systems—such as telecom, internet, or infrastructure—that facilitate the criminal networks.