Exclusive: US plans to sanction prominent Cambodians linked to scam factories, sources say

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Source: Reuters

Sept 12 (Reuters) - The United States is considering imposing sanctions as early as this week on prominent Cambodians, including one person close to the ruling party, over alleged links to online scams and human trafficking, two people briefed on the matter by U.S. officials told Reuters.
The move, which has not previously been reported, would come during a delicate phase in the relations between the United States and Cambodia, after Phnom Penh started works on a China-backed canal that would divert water from the fragile Mekong River. The project has triggered criticism from U.S. official

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sanctions are a good thing!