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Myanmar arrests dozens for currency offences
Published on 04/06/2024
» Myanmar authorities are cracking down on gold and foreign-exchange traders and agents selling foreign real estate, with 35 arrests announced in the last two days as part of efforts to stabilise the country’s rapidly depreciating currency.
Singapore wealth flows face renewed scrutiny in superhacker case
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2024
» SINGAPORE- Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what is likely the world's largest cybercrime computer network, Wang Yunhe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
Key suspect in global malware ring caught
Published on 30/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - A Chinese national has been arrested in an international operation on charges of creating and using malware that was used in cyberattacks, large-scale fraud and child exploitation, according to US authorities.
Asean, Japan, China, S. Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2024
» TBILISI - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea on Friday agreed to provide each other funds in times of emergency such as pandemics and natural disasters, building on their existing currency swap arrangements for the United States dollar and its counterparts.
China visa-free travel: relaxing entry restrictions adds up
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/02/2024
» BEIJING - French national Marc Guyon travelled to China on the first day that Beijing began allowing citizens of his homeland to enter visa-free.
Taiwan to address talent shortage through 2-year stay for foreign graduates
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2024
» Beset by a lack of talent like much of East Asia, Taiwan has followed Hong Kong in relaxing visa rules to allow foreign university students to stay longer after graduation to search for a job - a process that could hand the island as many as 200,000 new white-collar employees by 2032.
N.Korean hackers laundering money with scammers, drug gangs in SE Asia: UN
Published on 15/01/2024
» LONDON: North Korean hackers are sharing money-laundering and underground banking networks with fraudsters and drug traffickers in Southeast Asia, according to a United Nations report published on Monday, with casinos and crypto exchanges emerging as key venues for organised crime.
War keeps teacher from students
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 08/01/2024
» Iryna Dubas,53, ex-director of Secondary School No.3 in Nova Kakhovka, a city in southern Ukraine, who had been detained by Russian forces, said she hopes the war will be over soon so she can return to school to meet her students again.
Rebel fire and China's ire: Inside Myanmar's anti-junta offensive
Reuters, Published on 15/12/2023
» YANGON - Generals from Myanmar's junta held peace talks in June near the border with China with representatives of three powerful ethnic armies. They sat across a wide table covered with blue cloth and decorated with elaborate bouquets.
Allies pressure Israel as war rages on
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.