The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions against 14 individuals and entities for their involvement in Southeast Asia’s monstrous online scamming industry. According to a statement from the U.K. government on Friday, the sanctions target nine individuals and five entities for their involvement in human trafficking connected to online “scam farms” … Read more
Buoyed by the tacit approval of China, the resistance in Myanmar is rapidly gaining ground. The ruling military government gambled on protecting the interests of Chinese crime groups over the Chinese state and appears to have overplayed its hand. Beijing is at the end of its tether. By pledging to help law enforcement shut down … Read more
Authorities in Laos have deported 462 Chinese nationals suspected of committing crimes including human trafficking, the latest sign of a sweeping regional crackdown on cyber-scam operations. Yesterday, Radio Free Asia (RFA)’s Lao-language service reported that the Chinese citizens were arrested on November 28 during a raid in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in … Read more