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Myanmar scam operations
Thailand Cuts Electricity to Scam Sanctuaries Across Myanmar Border
By Sebastian Strangio
The measures were announced on the eve of PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra's state visit to China, during which she is set to discuss anti-scam efforts with Xi Jinping.
Thailand Versus the Scam Boom: A Look Into the Fight
By Tita Sanglee
Does Bangkok really have the power to bring the region's online scamming gangs to their knees?
China Detains Suspected ‘Major’ Trafficking Suspect With Thai Assistance
By Sebastian Strangio
The suspect was wanted in connection with the high-profile kidnapping of the Chinese actor Wang Xing earlier this month.
Mekong Nations Pledge to Bolster Anti-scam Efforts in 2025
By Sebastian Strangio
China says it is leading regional efforts to crack down on online scamming operations and other transnational criminal activities.
China’s FM Calls on Southeast Asia to Tackle Online Scamming Scourge
By Sebastian Strangio
Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other countries.”
Singapore Should Intervene in the Region’s Online Scam Industry
By David Hutt
The Singaporean government wants to intervene in the bank accounts of its own citizens but not in the scam industries of neighboring countries.
Cyberscamming is Southeast Asia’s Incurable Disease
By David Hutt
The region has experienced its share of criminality, but the recent explosion of online scam operations is both quantitatively and qualitatively different.
EU Announces Sanctions on Myanmar Militia Involved in Online Scams
By Sebastian Strangio
The European Council has targeted three individuals and one entity associated with the Karen Border Guard Force, which controls a large territory in Karen State.
Evictions and Evasions: State Involvement in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Era of Organized Crime’
By Jacob Sims
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.
Philippines Says It Is ‘Monitoring’ Media Reports of Covert Foreign Ops
By Sebastian Strangio
A new Al Jazeera documentary advances claims that Alice Guo, a former Philippine mayor, worked as a spy for the Chinese government.
Inside Myanmar with Jason Tower of the USIP
By Luke Hunt
What happened in Myawaddy as the junta saddles up with China.
Philippine Officials Rescue 162 in Raid on Suspected Cyberscam Hub
By Sebastian Strangio
Several Southeast Asian governments have launched crackdowns on online fraud operations. Is an end to the region’s cyber-scam epidemic in sight?