Cambodia floats new law in crackdown on gangs running scam farms

Authoritiin Cambodia say they’ve conducted at least 190 raids on suspected compounds and deported more than 9,000 foreign nationals since the start of the year. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is drafting a law targeting online scams, seeking to build a bulwark against criminals using the country as a base to siphon billions of dollars from victims globally.

The new law "will develop an important and clearer legal framework to enhance the effectiveness in the prevention, suppression and crackdown of online scams,” Information Minister Neth Pheaktra told Bloomberg News.