Rangsiman highlights Cambodian scammer links

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Rangsiman Rome, a list MP from the People’s Party, on Tuesday alleged links between an adviser to Cambodian leaders, scam syndicates and transnational crime networks during the government’s policy debate in Parliament.

He named Ben Smith, an adviser to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet, citing investigative journalist Tom Wright – renowned for uncovering Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal – as the source.

Rangsiman said that both Hun Sen and Hun Manet had chosen the same adviser, who also had close ties with Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow. 

He argued that the current tensions between Thailand and Cambodia were rooted in the entertainment complex bill, which he claimed was being used to channel illicit funds from Cambodia into Thailand.

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“The danger is not just about grey capital infiltrating Thailand or pay-offs in the form of yachts and private jets,” he told Parliament. “It could extend to the scam lords themselves becoming part of a political power network.”