Malaysian police recently launched a raid operation that successfully dismantled a transnational telecommunications fraud syndicate targeting Japanese citizens, arresting 19 foreign suspects including 13 Japanese men, a development that has shocked Japanese society.According to Malaysian media citin
Indonesian police announced that they have successfully dismantled a criminal gang in Denpasar, Bali, a popular tourist destination, that specialized in "online romance" scams targeting American men. The raid resulted in the arrest of 38 suspects, including 7 women, at a rented residential property.
The Royal Thai Police Headquarters recently held a press conference to announce the successful crackdown on a major transnational money laundering case involving a Chinese scam group, with the involved amount reaching 2.2 billion Thai Baht.In the case, several bank employees and translators are susp
On May 1, 2025, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Thailand arrested a 36-year-old Thai woman named A Xing and a 27-year-old man named A Nuan in a hotel in Yalan County, Sajiao Prefecture.Both are suspected of involvement in transnational telecommunications fraud, joint fraud, and embezzlemen
Trend of Indonesian Labor Influx into Cambodian Gambling IndustryIn recent years, an increasing number of Indonesian citizens have traveled to Cambodia to work in the online gambling sector. According to data from the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, in 2023, 17,212 Indonesian citizens were registe
Recently, Malaysian police have intensified their crackdown on telecommunications fraud, successfully raiding over 40 fraud dens, dismantling several illegal criminal gangs operating under the guise of "work from home". These dens are often hidden in ordinary residential areas, with a low-profile ap
The East Asia Division of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently disclosed that the Myanmar government has arrested 6551 foreign telecom fraudsters in its crackdown on telecom fraud gangs, with Chinese nationals making up the highest proportion, totaling over 4000 people. This data has once
The Thai Immigration Bureau recently reported that a Chinese national was intercepted by the police while attempting to enter Thailand with a forged Taiwanese passport. He is currently detained and facing further investigation. According to Napatpong Suphaporn, the director of the Immigration
The Malaysian Immigration Department successfully cracked down on a telephone scam syndicate controlled by foreigners, arresting 46 suspects and seizing a large amount of scamming tools and cash worth about 100,000 Malaysian Ringgit. Preliminary investigations suggest that the mastermind behind the
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) of the Philippines recently expressed concern about the frequent travel of nationals to other Asian countries to engage in work related to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), and issued a warning to be vigilant against illegal recruitment scams.At a presidenti
The Thai government is intensifying efforts to combat transnational crime, particularly targeting the increasingly rampant call center scam gangs. However, this action faces many challenges and is extremely difficult to manage.Rangsiman Rome, a member of the People's Party, chairman of the National
This rescue operation successfully rescued 61 victims who were deceived by call center scam gangs and taken to Myanmar. The victims are of diverse nationalities, including people from China, India, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Malaysia. These victims were forced into illegal work a
Recently, the Thai police launched an operation against a transnational scamming syndicate, successfully seizing a batch of electronic devices suspected to be linked to a phone scam group in the Myawaddy area of Myanmar.In a logistics center located in the Bang Phu area of Samut Prakan Province, Tha
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the Philippines announced that on January 8th, an operation was conducted in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City, Metro Manila, resulting in the arrest of 12 Chinese citizens suspected of telecommunications fraud. Subsequently, 5 Filipinos who attempted to br
In recent months, the Philippine government has been intensifying its regulation of offshore gaming operators (POGO). By the deadline of December 31, 2024, immigration officials have stated that 22,609 former POGO foreign employees have left, and over 11,000 foreigners are prepared to be deported.It
Thailand's cyber police confirmed that a telecom fraud ring operates within a 25-story building in Poipet, Cambodia.At a briefing held at the headquarters of the Department of Cybercrime Combat in Thani Province, the director of the Cybercrime Investigation Bureau, Trirong Phiupan, provided detailed