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WORLD

AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims

Published on 10/02/2026

» Criminals in Southeast Asia are harnessing inexpensive AI tools to target bigger pools of potential victims at high speed, keeping scam centers humming even as governments try and crack down, senior officials at Interpol say.

THAILAND

Pirapan vows 'action, not rhetoric'

News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026

» Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, is ready for a fight. As the party's No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the Feb 8 general election, he has formally declared his return to the political battlefield under a slogan that leaves little room for ambiguity: "Decisive Crisis Resolution, Transforming the Nation".

THAILAND

More Chinese scammers caught sneaking into Thailand

Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2026

» Seven Chinese cyber scammers have been caught sneaking into Thailand via Chanthaburi province in two separate incidents, with dozens of phones and SIM cards seized, the Royal Thai Army reported on Friday.

WORLD

Why China was so keen to get to alleged cybercrime boss Chen Zhi first

Published on 27/01/2026

» When a film about an investigation into a phone scam in Cambodia debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, it was not the cast or the plot that drew attention in China.

WORLD

China keeps pressure on Cambodia to target cross-border fraud and trafficking

Published on 19/01/2026

» Beijing is urging Phnom Penh to broaden its crackdown on Cambodia's online fraud industry, keeping up pressure following the arrest and extradition to China of alleged fraud kingpin Chen Zhi.

THAILAND

Taiwanese drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok condo

Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026

» A Taiwanese man suspected of being the mastermind behind a transnational drug-trafficking network has been arrested during a police raid on a Bangkok condominium.

WORLD

Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down

AFP, Published on 16/01/2026

» SIHANOUKVILLE (CAMBODIA) - Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.

WORLD

Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind

Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026

» Cambodia's arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi ​and his extradition to China was "not the end" of the Southeast Asian nation's battle to stamp out trans-border crimes, its foreign minister said.

THAILAND

‘Command-level’ scam kingpin arrested in Chon Buri

Published on 13/01/2026

» Thai immigration police have arrested Jack Yang, bringing to an end what authorities described as the reign a “command‑level” international scammer.

THAILAND

Chinese suspects arrested for B7bn investment scam

Published on 10/01/2026

» Three Chinese nationals accused of orchestrating a massive investment fraud that cheated 10,000 victims out of 7 billion baht have been arrested in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.