
Yet questions remain over where the missing billions have gone – as well as the role of the country’s elite, who for many years denied the problem existed at all on Cambodian soil.
Scam compounds took over declining mega-casinos during the pandemic. As borders closed, gamblers were replaced with scam workers: many tricked, trafficked and forced to commit cyber fraud for Chinese criminal networks.
Under intense pressure from Beijing and Washington, Cambodia last year took belated action.

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