Bill against online scams approved

Tough stance: South Korean online scam suspects being escorted onto a plane in Kandal province, Cambodia, in October last year. – Xinhua

The government has app­ro­­ved a draft law on combating online scams, which will deliver severe sentences to masterminds, a minister said.

The approval was made on Friday during a weekly Cabinet meeting, said Information Minis­ter Neth Pheaktra.