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AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of blackmail
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.
Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down
Published on 14/07/2025
» The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong rose by nearly 22% between January and May compared with the same period last year, but losses fell by almost two-thirds to HK$430 million (1.77 billion baht) as fewer mainland Chinese students were cheated, police said.
Chinese anti-scam team arrives in Myawaddy
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 07/07/2025
» TAK - A team from China's Criminal Investigation Bureau has arrived in Myanmar's Myawaddy border township to discuss help for Chinese victims of the scam centres that continue to operate there, a reliable source said on Monday.
Concern grows regarding AI-generated scam threat
News, Published on 04/07/2025
» Experts have raised serious concerns over the growing threat of AI-generated scams and misinformation, calling for stronger protection measures, particularly for children and the elderly.
Thai govt warns of AI voice scam mimicking family members
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» The Thai government has issued a warning to the public about a new scam in which fraudsters use artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic the voices of family members in order to deceive victims into transferring money.
Hong Kong police arrest 8 after fake concert tickets sold for B2.7m
Published on 20/06/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested eight suspects aged as young as 20 in a crackdown on a cross-border syndicate that allegedly sold fake concert tickets for a total of HK$650,000 (2.7 million baht), with the South China Morning Post learning that Taiwanese star Jay Chou's fans were among those targeted.
Donor funding crisis goes global
News, Published on 21/05/2025
» Towards the end of the ancient Indian epic the Mahabharata, Krishna's Yadava clan self-destructs. Many dark omens presage their downfall: nature behaves erratically and pests multiply. Sin, deception, and violence proliferate, eroding trust and solidarity. Clan members humiliate and insult wise elders. When Krishna's extended family goes on a picnic, the men get drunk, argue, and attack each other, until eventually all of them are dead.
Trump admin axes safeguards against 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to scrap limits on several toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water, reversing what had been hailed as a landmark public health victory.
Green energy has become a pricey delusion
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 13/05/2025
» Ask families in Germany and the UK what happens when more and more supposedly cheap solar and wind power is added to the national power mix, and they can tell you by looking at their utility bills: it gets far more expensive. This goes against everything that we're being told. Green energy is supposed to be incredibly cheap. But we're not hearing the real story.
Fortunes slip; jealous son strikes; random drive-by
News, Mae Moo, Published on 11/05/2025
» Soothsayer goes to work