Early this morning, the Ministry of Interior was already a hive of activity as Secretary of State Song Pho chaired a key meeting to inspect preparations for an upcoming conference on Cambodia-China law enforcement cooperation. In short, officials are taking stock of what joint police operations against online scams and cross-border crime have actually delivered so far.
It was a full house inside the meeting room. Several secretaries and undersecretaries of state from the interior ministry took their seats alongside deputy national police chiefs, deputy directors-general, and heads of various specialized operational departments. Beyond reviewing lessons learned from past joint efforts, the main priority is preparing to sign a fresh work plan with China’s Ministry of Public Security, keeping the momentum going for the ongoing law enforcement cooperation initiative.
Out on the streets of Phnom Penh, before the morning motorbike fumes had even cleared, people in local coffee stalls were already talking about it. For everyday workers, tenants, and small shopkeepers in the capital, any movement on joint police action gets quick attention. As local media picked up the news, the feeling on the ground was clear: once this new work plan is signed, the net around online gambling and telecom fraud operations is bound to tighten further, bringing a bit more peace of mind to the city's streets.
