Why Southeast Asia's online scam industry is so hard to shut downA major online scam network leader has been arrested and extradited. This industry has stolen billions globally. Victims are often lured by...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Border casinos caught in Thailand-Cambodia crossfireThailand has struck multiple casinos linked to cyberscamming in neighbouring Cambodia during an almost two-week-long border conflict, with ...
22 Dec, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
Farmer sold a kidney to repay Rs 1 lakh debt that ballooned to Rs 74 lakh, but still ended up a bonded labourerA Maharashtra farmer, driven to sell his kidney due to exorbitant debt, was subsequently trapped in bonded labour in Laos. Rescued through ...
18 Dec, 2025, 03.11 PM IST
India repatriates 197 Indians who fled to Thailand from Myanmar scam centreIndia successfully repatriated 197 citizens from Thailand, who had managed to flee from scam operations in Myanmar. These individuals were ...
10 Nov, 2025, 09.53 PM IST
South Korea targets Cambodia’s scam industry after kidnappings, torture and a deathWith a growing crisis at hand, South Korea is proactively seeking to repatriate its citizens from Cambodia, where an alarming number have f...
15 Oct, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
Thailand mandates Digital Arrival Card for all foreign visitors starting May 1Thailand will implement a mandatory digital arrival card for all foreign visitors starting May 1st to combat human trafficking and cybercri...
28 Apr, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
131 Pakistanis deported from 12 countries for legal offences131 Pakistani nationals have been deported from 12 countries for legal violations such as drug offences, illegal entry, and employment regu...
15 Feb, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
'Pig Butchering' Scam: How China's 'Broken Tooth' stole over $75 bn from global investors using crypto currenciesPig-butchering scams, a sophisticated form of cyber fraud, have defrauded victims of over $75 billion globally, exploiting cryptocurrencies...
30 Dec, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Nashik man involved in global racket forcing youths into cyber fraud, honey trapping heldThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Sudarshan Darade in Nashik, Maharashtra, for his alleged involvement in an international h...
14 Jun, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
MEA issues warning for Indians against fake job offers in Cambodia and LaosThe Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory to Indian nationals about fraudulent job offers and fake agents in Cambodia and Southea...
31 May, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
NIA conducts raids in multiple states, 5 held for human trafficking, cyber fraudThe NIA arrested five individuals in a human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate after conducting extensive searches across Maharashtra, ...
28 May, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
300 trafficked Indians 'revolt' in Cambodia; most of them arrested: Andhra Pradesh PoliceAround 300 Indians 'revolted' in Cambodia against Chinese handlers for cyber crimes. Efforts are on to repatriate the youth with MEA's assi...
21 May, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Chinese gangs in Cambodia behind rising cyber-crimes worldwideOwing to its prolonged political unrest, hundreds of small and medium-sized criminal gangs have found a safe haven in Cambodia. Most of the...
17 Apr, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
"Modi ki Guarantee works for all": EAM Jaishankar on repatriation of 17 Indian workers from LaosJaishankar took to social media platform X to express his gratitude to Indian Embassy im Laos for their diligent efforts in coordinating th...
06 Apr, 2024, 10.33 PM IST
17 Indians, lured into unsafe work in Laos, way back home: EAM S JaishankarSeventeen Indian workers, who were exploited into unsafe and illegal labor in Laos, are being repatriated home, as announced by External Af...
06 Apr, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
MEA asks Indians seeking jobs in Cambodia to thoroughly check background of employersThe ministry said these Indian nationals are "coerced" to undertake online financial scams and other illegal activities. "Indian nationals ...
04 Apr, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Chinese as victims in Beijing-backed human trafficking hub in MyanmarShwe Kokko New City in southeast Myanmar’s Karen State has allegedly become a people-trafficking hub. The town, which is home to numerous C...
08 Sep, 2022, 03.26 PM IST