Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs because of the lockdowns and have been desperately looking for financial support. So if a tempting job opportunity comes knocking, it is naturally hard to resist. The harsh reality for those traveling overseas for work, however, is that they risk falling victim to … Read more
Advertisement Mainland Southeast Asia once ranked among the top tourist regions in the world, bolstering economies and employing millions, but a rot set in with the rise of authoritarian regimes and a preference for Chinese currency over and above all others. COVID-19 dealt the final blow, as the Chinese visitors evacuated and governments were left … Read more
Advertisement Yesterday, the United Nations Office and Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report that adds the small but growing corpus of literature on the cancerous cyber-scam operations that continue to metastasize across mainland Southeast Asia. The UNODC report shines a light on the region-wide wave of digital criminality that has arisen in the Mekong … Read more