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  "id": 9720245,
  "title": "Cambodia to target scam 'masterminds' as critics question crackdown's effectiveness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/cambodia-to-target-scam-masterminds-as-critics-question-crackdowns-9720245",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T06:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cambodia-target-scam-masterminds-critics-question-crackdowns-effectiveness-6410241"
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  "summary": "A Cambodian government official said that the country had eradicated large-scale scam compounds since it began a year-long crackdown, though it has not provided a full list of the sites it has raided.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Cambodia to target scam 'masterminds' as critics question crackdown's effectiveness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/cambodia-to-target-scam-masterminds-as-critics-question-crackdowns",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:47:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Cambodia steps up scam crackdown amid effectiveness concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/cambodia-steps-up-scam-crackdown-amid-effectiveness-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:48:00.000Z"
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