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Indonesia to launch crackdown on illegal mines in forests
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's forestry task force is planning a crackdown starting Sept 1 on mines operating without proper permits in around 4.27 million hectares (10.55 million acres) of forest areas, an official said on Thursday.
Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.
Thai, Chinese police arrest suspects in missing people cases
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2025
» BEIJING — Chinese and Thai police have jointly arrested 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in scam operations that led to Chinese nationals going missing and getting trapped, China's state security ministry reported on Friday.
China urges Asean to fight cross-border crimes in show of new urgency
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2025
» BEIJING - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to take strong measures to crack down on online gambling and telecom fraud, urging the "relevant" nations to shoulder their responsibilities.
Rights group says Vietnam's jailing of Khmer monks violated religious freedom
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2024
» HANOI — Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to six ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and three religious activists.
China #MeToo activist sentenced on subversion charges
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2024
» GUANGZHOU/BEIJING - Leading Chinese #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was handed a five-year sentence after being found guilty on Friday of state subversion at a court in southern China, according to a group campaigning for her release and a copy of the court verdict.
Myanmar hands 31,000 telecom fraud suspects over to China
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2023
» BEIJING - Myanmar authorities have handed over 31,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since law enforcement officers from both countries launched a crackdown on online scams in September, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday.
Cambodian court jails American lawyer, dozens of others for treason
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» PHONM PENH: A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences on Tuesday to about 60 opposition figures including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and rights groups as politically motivated.
Myanmar military releases hardline monk Wirathu - media
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2021
» Myanmar's military authorities have freed from jail a nationalist Buddhist monk, Ashin Wirathu, after dropping sedition charges filed during the rule of the ousted government of Aung San Suu Kyi, media said.
Authorities brace for ‘car mob’ rally in Bangkok
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2021
» Authorities have deployed hundreds of police ahead of a planned demonstration on Tuesday involving a convoy of cars congregating in the centre of Bangkok.