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WORLD

‘Extermination camp’ found in Mexico

Published on 15/03/2025

» MEXICO CITY — A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico.

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WORLD

Deepfakes of Singapore PM ‘used to sell crypto’

Published on 08/03/2025

» Deepfakes of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong are circulating online and being used to sell cryptocurrency, money-making schemes and permanent residency application services, the country’s leader says.

THAILAND

Interpol target held in raid

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2025

» A Chinese national who was listed in an Interpol Red Notice for duping victims out of 15 billion baht in China was finally arrested after running a gang issuing fake ID cards for extortion in Thailand.

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Thailand sees more than 28,000 web threats per day

Business, Published on 06/03/2025

» People in Thailand received 10.3 million different web threats last year, or an average of 28,130 per day, based on threats detected and blocked by Kaspersky cybersecurity products.

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Singapore mulls caning as punishment for severe scam offences

Reuters, Published on 04/03/2025

» Singapore's government will consider caning as punishment for some scam-related offences, State for Home Affairs Minister Sun Xueling said during a parliamentary debate Tuesday.

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THAILAND

Phuket police arrest armed extortionists in van outside hotel

Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/02/2025

» PHUKET - Four men were arrested while allegedly trying to extort money from two Vietnamese men at gunpoint in a van parked outside a hotel in Muang district. 

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M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee

AFP, Published on 22/02/2025

» GOMA (DR CONGO) - M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.

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Chinese court prosecutes Myanmar gang for scams, drugs, extortion, murder

South China Morning Post, Published on 21/02/2025

» BEIJING — A Chinese court has begun hearing charges against 23 members of a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud gang accused of a range of crimes.

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THAILAND

Thai casino bill scrutiny concluded

News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2025

» The Council of State, the government’s legal advisory body, has completed its scrutiny of the Entertainment Complex Bill, and an online public hearing will be held until March 1 so that parties can express their concerns before it is sent to parliament.

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Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

AFP, Published on 14/02/2025

» PUERTO BOLIVAR (ECUADOR) - On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron fist" security policies are just words.