Laos scam operations

The region has experienced its share of criminality, but the recent explosion of online scam operations is both quantitatively and qualitatively different.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission claims that the illegal connection was used by Laos-based scamming gangs to target Thai nationals.

Efforts to obscure or de-center state involvement in regional transnational crime are dangerous, because traditional approaches won’t work to counter crime co-perpetrated by states.

As strange as it sounds, it is not unusual for nations to include criminal activities in their official economic reports.

Several Southeast Asian governments have launched crackdowns on online fraud operations. Is an end to the region’s cyber-scam epidemic in sight?

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission claims that Alice Guo and her family "are part of a big criminal organization.”

Vientiane has ordered all unauthorized "call centers" to vacate the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone by August 25.

The authorities have given fraud operators until August 25 to vacate the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo province.

The impending closure of giant online scamming factories in eastern Myanmar could leave thousands of trafficking victims stranded.

The coordinated sanctions have been imposed on those responsible for major criminal operations in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

Under pressure from China, mainland Southeast Asian governments are finally taking action against the region's cyberscam scourge. But will it be enough?