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US holds more secret talks with Myanmar's military-backed rulers in Tokyo, sources sayThe US and Myanmar’s military-backed government held talks in Tokyo last week, their second meeting in a month, as Washington seeks coopera...
Malaysia built a $100 billion city just 2 km from Singapore for 700,000 people; only 9,000 came, now scammers are moving into the ghost townGhost town: Malaysia's grand Forest City venture is struggling, left eerily vacant and dubbed a ghost town due to a lack of residents. In t...
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
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...
Why China, a one-party state, is backing elections in a neighbouring countryAs Myanmar approaches a pivotal election, the political landscape is fraught with opposition to the ruling junta. China is supporting the e...
These scam centres were bombed. was it all for show?In a dramatic show of force, Myanmar's junta undertook the demolition of structures at KK Park, notorious for its cyberscam operations. How...
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is bringing home hundreds of its citizens. They fled from Myanmar last month. Most worked at online scam centers. These centers were ...
India to fly home 500 from Thailand after scam hub raid: Thai PMIndia was to repatriate 500 of its citizens from Thailand after a crackdown on a Myanmar scam hub led to workers fleeing over the border, t...
SpaceX says 'disabled' 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centresSpaceX has shut down over 2,500 Starlink devices at scam centers in Myanmar. This action follows an AFP report on the widespread use of the...
Dozens of South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia arrested for alleged online scam workDozens of South Koreans returned from Cambodia face arrest. They are accused of working for online scam groups. These groups have caused wi...
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...
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...
Digital cash is everywhere, and so are scammersDigital scams are on the rise, including the case of an Indian textile baron who lost $830,000 last year after fraudsters summoned him to a...
India secures repatriation of 283 Indians from Myanmar, Thailand lured on pretext of fake jobsThe Indian Embassy in Thailand, with assistance from the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, has successfully repatriated 549 Indians lured by fake ...
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar borderThousands of former forced laborers, rescued from scam operations in Myanmar, are now trapped in overcrowded detention centers without suff...
Myanmar's military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisionsMyanmar's military regime has enacted a new cybersecurity law imposing extensive controls on communications, targeting VPNs and digital pla...
Meta warns about online holiday shopping scams that you should watch out for this DecemberSocial media giant Meta has launched a global anti-scam awareness campaign to help users stay vigilant online. Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp...
Cyber Crime: Scammers stole up to $37 bn; intensifying operations in Southeast AsiaCyber crime syndicates accumulated up to $37 billion last year and are increasing their activities in Southeast Asia. Despite law enforceme...
China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intactTens of thousands of people, mostly but not all Chinese, have become ensnared in cyber scam networks run by powerful Chinese criminal syndi...
Fighting in Myanmar sends thousands fleeing to ThailandOver 5,000 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand to escape increased fighting between Myanmar's army and armed resistance gro...