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The United States has pressed Cambodia to prosecute the architects of online scam networks during high-level talks in Phnom Penh, as the Southeast Asian nation implements stricter anti-fraud legislation aimed at dismantling transnational criminal operations.
A Kampong Cham Provincial Court has handed down a life sentence to Soben Minea for the brutal murder of nine family members, including his wife and relatives, committed in a November 2025 incident involving decapitation and arson.
Cambodia has shut down more than 200 online scam operations across Banteay Meanchey province in seven months, detaining tens of thousands of foreign suspects. Yet provincial officials acknowledge the border town of Poipet remains inadequately cleared of fraud networks.