PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's foreign ministry on Friday (Sept 13) expressed deep regret over a US decision to sanction a local tycoon and senator over alleged trafficking of people forced to work in scam centres, calling it politically motivated.
The US plan to impose sanctions was first reported by Reuters on Thursday and comes at a delicate phase in relations, as Cambodia moves ever closer to Washington's strategic rival China despite US efforts to woo its new leader Hun Manet, the son of former strongman premier Hun Sen.
