{
  "id": 2529965,
  "title": "Cambodia opens new Senate building funded by US-sanctioned tycoon linked to scam centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/cambodia-opens-new-senate-building-funded-by-us-sanctioned-tycoon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:30:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2026/08/22/cambodia-opens-new-senate-building-funded-by-us-sanctioned-tycoon-linked-to-scam-centres/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cambodian businessman and senator Ly Yong Phat, who was sanctioned by the United States over alleged abuses linked to online scam operations, was among the businessmen who funded a new building inaugurated for Cambodia’s Senate on Friday. King Norodom Sihamoni officially opened the Solidarity Palace on 21 August, with Senate President Hun Sen and Prime […] The post Cambodia opens new Senate…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}