Cambodian PM accuses countries of double standards on online gambling
Hun Manet has accused foreign critics of hypocrisy.
Cambodia.- Prime minister Hun Manet has accused other countries of applying double standards when they criticise Cambodia for its online gambling operators. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Extraordinary General Assembly of Cambodia Scouts in Phnom Penh, he said countries that criticise Cambodia often fail to address blackmarket gambling operations in their own jurisdictions.
He called on international actors to acknowledge shared responsibility in tackling the issue. “They try to hide it and blame only Cambodia,” he said. “Look at your own country, it’s not pretty,” he added. “Let’s be honest—people are aware of what is really going on.”
Cambodia banned online gambling in 2019 but complaints about unlicensed operations persist.
