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Southeast Asia scam crackdown
Why South Korean tourists are shunning Southeast Asia

Why South Korean tourists are shunning Southeast Asia

South Korean travelers are canceling trips to Southeast Asia amid safety concerns, following reports of job scams and abductions in Cambodia.
Thai court rules Chinese scam hub tycoon to be extradited

Thai court rules Chinese scam hub tycoon to be extradited

Singapore to introduce caning for scammers

Singapore to introduce caning for scammers

China issues death sentences to 5 members of Myanmar gang

China issues death sentences to 5 members of Myanmar gang

China sentenced five people to death on Tuesday for their involvement in a violent criminal gang with fraud operations in Myanmar's Kokang region along the border, state media reported.
November 4, 2025 | 04:25 pm PT
Hundreds flee Myanmar scam compound for Thailand after military raid

Hundreds flee Myanmar scam compound for Thailand after military raid

More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centers and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official told AFP on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound.
October 22, 2025 | 09:53 pm PT
Elon Musk's Starlink dishes seized in major Myanmar scam raid

Elon Musk's Starlink dishes seized in major Myanmar scam raid

Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious cyberscam centers and seized Starlink satellite internet devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.
October 19, 2025 | 09:37 pm PT
South Korean victims recount nightmare at scam centers in Cambodia

South Korean victims recount nightmare at scam centers in Cambodia

South Korean victims who were lured to scam centers in Cambodia with promises of business deals and job opportunities said they only faced violence, including beatings and electrocution.
October 17, 2025 | 07:00 pm PT
South Korea on alert as 80 citizens go missing in Cambodia amid scam center crisis

South Korea on alert as 80 citizens go missing in Cambodia amid scam center crisis

Eighty South Koreans who were possible victims of fake jobs or scam centers were unaccounted for in Cambodia, South Korea's foreign ministry told AFP Tuesday.
October 14, 2025 | 12:52 am PT
South Korea summons Cambodian envoy after student's death, scam kidnappings rise

South Korea summons Cambodian envoy after student's death, scam kidnappings rise

South Korea's foreign minister summoned Cambodia's ambassador on Friday following a surge in reported kidnappings of South Korean nationals linked to job scams in the Southeast Asian country.
October 10, 2025 | 06:40 pm PT
China sentences 16 Myanmar-linked gang members to death

China sentences 16 Myanmar-linked gang members to death

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced to death 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, among other crimes.
September 29, 2025 | 04:35 pm PT
China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centers

China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centers

China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centers in Myanmar's borderlands, a Beijing ministry said.
April 24, 2025 | 09:48 pm PT
2 arrested for trafficking 6 people to the Golden Triangle for scam operations

2 arrested for trafficking 6 people to the Golden Triangle for scam operations

Police in central Vietnam have arrested a man and a woman accused of trafficking six people to the Golden Triangle in Myanmar, where they were sold to transnational scam syndicates.
April 12, 2025 | 01:00 am PT
Vietnam ramps up efforts to repatriate rescued citizens from Myanmar

Vietnam ramps up efforts to repatriate rescued citizens from Myanmar

The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar has requested local authorities to ensure safety and living conditions for the Vietnamese citizens rescued from the Myanmar – Thailand border region.
March 20, 2025 | 03:34 pm PT
Singapore considers caning as scam cases surge

Singapore considers caning as scam cases surge

Singapore on Tuesday said it would consider caning scammers as the city-state doubles down on swindling syndicates following record-high scam losses.
March 4, 2025 | 08:43 pm PT
Cambodia deports 119 Thai call center workers

Cambodia deports 119 Thai call center workers

Cambodian authorities have deported 119 Thai citizens, including 58 women, who had entered and worked illegally in the country.
March 2, 2025 | 07:52 pm PT
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