{"asset":"news","key":"5449","locale":"en","id":"news:5449:en","entityId":"news:5449","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/5449","state":"ready","title":"Official warns local leaders could face accountability if online scams return","summary":"Chhay Sinarith said provincial results would be assessed after the government’s deadline and warned of possible criminal penalties in serious cases.","body":"Cambodian Senior Minister and Secretary-General of the national commission combating online scams Chhay Sinarith said in a media interview that the government had set a clear deadline for eliminating online scams and would then assess each province’s results.\nHe warned that local leaders and law-enforcement personnel would be held accountable if online scams re-emerged after that deadline, with possible criminal penalties in serious cases.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"14681","languageVersionId":"9873","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.XR62W9ZPFz1H3eV3HB8eeEhE77s01fuklwVYPkN9mEQ"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-03-12T10:05:39Z"}