Hun Manet orders crackdown on Cambodian scam centers

Activists query sincerity of prime minister's announcement

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Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a sweeping crackdown on scam centers in Cambodia, but observers are skeptical it will result in meaningful change. © Reuters

ANANTH BALIGA

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a sweeping crackdown on scam compounds across the country in what campaigners against the criminal activity fear is likely to be a performative exercise.

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