JIC chief cites Thai-Cambodian anti-scam pledge on Sept 19

ACM Prapas Sornchaidee, director of the Joint Information Center on the Thailand-Cambodia Situation (JIC), said on Saturday (September 19, 2026) that combating online scams was a commitment Thailand and Cambodia had both accepted. The Thai official urged Cambodia to keep anti-crime cooperation separate from allegations of aggression or territorial occupation.

ACM Prapas was responding to Cambodia’s preparations for an international conference on combating online scams and remarks referring to neighbouring countries. Thailand welcomed every serious effort to dismantle scam networks because transnational crime affected victims in many countries, he said.

ACM Prapas cites joint commitments on troops, borders and scams

ACM Prapas urged Cambodia to read the December 27, 2025 joint statement in full, citing provisions on troop deployments, border demarcation and transnational crime.

ACM Prapas cited Clause 2 of the December 27 statement, saying both sides must maintain their troop positions at the time of the ceasefire and refrain from moving towards each other. Under Clause 3, those arrangements do not affect border demarcation, while surveying and demarcation should continue through the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), he said.

Clause 10 specifically commits both countries to implementing their cooperation plan against transnational crime, including online scams and human trafficking, ACM Prapas said. The clause also calls for accurate information to promote trust and good relations between the countries, he added.

ACM Prapas argued that Thai action against scam networks should not automatically be treated as grounds for allegations of aggression. Crime suppression and allegations concerning the Thai-Cambodian border involved different mechanisms and facts that should be considered separately, he said.

Thailand offers anti-scam cooperation and calls for evidence

Thailand would support genuine Cambodian action against scam networks and was ready to cooperate where evidence was available, ACM Prapas said. Allegations that Thailand was using scam operations as a pretext for aggression should be submitted through agreed bilateral mechanisms, he added, rather than presented as unilateral conclusions at international forums.

ACM Prapas said Thailand was not asking the international community to take sides, but to consider the facts, evidence and commitments both countries had signed.

ACM Prapas also cited Clause 8 of the December 27 joint statement, which he said required both sides to refrain from disseminating false information to reduce tensions and create conditions conducive to dialogue.

Thailand was ready to support transparency if Cambodia was genuinely allowing international representatives to inspect its efforts against online scams, ACM Prapas said. The priority should be dismantling criminal networks and protecting people, rather than using transnational crime to deepen bilateral conflict.

“Do not twist the scam issue into a border issue. If you are going to discuss obligations, read the joint statement in full. Thailand is ready to cooperate in combating crime, but allegations of aggression must be proved with evidence. Allegations are not facts, and international forums should not be used in place of the mechanisms agreed by the two countries,” ACM Prapas said.