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Australia to stockpile critical minerals in strategic reserve
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will stockpile critical minerals in a new strategic reserve, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, as nations scramble to source rare earths and coveted metals outside China.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Indian men rescued from kidnapping gang in Samut Prakan
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2025
» Two Indian men abducted for ransom by a gang led by their compatriots were rescued on Friday in Samut Prakan, along with a third intended victim. Thai police have seven suspects in custody.
Cyber security threat detected at Kuala Lumpur airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — A cyber security threat affecting computer systems at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was detected on Sunday, the National Cyber Security Agency and Malaysia Airports said in a joint statement.
‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount SE Asia scam centre horrors
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» NAIROBI - Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.
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.
'I carry my cross': sub-Saharan migrants despair in Tunisia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2025
» RAOUED (TUNISIA) - Jonas spent more than a year trying to reach Tunisia after escaping ethnic violence in his native Nigeria, but rising anti-migrant sentiment and a government crackdown in the North African country have left him without help.
Alleged Russian hackers arrested in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2025
» Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.
Accused Russian ransomware hackers arrested in Phuket
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2025
» Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.
Hong Kong man, 29, lured to Southeast Asian 'scam farm' returns home
Published on 28/01/2025
» A Hong Konger who was lured to Southeast Asia and held captive at a "scam farm" in Myanmar since October returned to the city on Monday, as the government revealed that a security official would remain in Bangkok to continue efforts to rescue 10 other residents stranded in similar fraud centres in the region.