The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
Indonesia and Thailand have committed to advancing ASEAN's peace initiative in Myanmar while broadening their security partnership to tackle transnational crimes, particularly online scam operations affecting the region.
West Bengal police have launched a manhunt for businessman Tulu Mondal, suspected of fleeing to Dubai before state election results. Authorities have seized assets worth over Rs93 crore and are investigating his alleged ties to gold and cattle smuggling networks.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will establish a regional training programme to teach ASEAN countries how to recover criminal assets, drawing on Malaysia's experience with the high-profile 1MDB case.
Johor Baru courts have charged 159 Chinese nationals with criminal conspiracy in connection with a bogus cryptocurrency investment scam that operated two weeks ago, signalling intensified crackdowns on transnational fraud networks.
Authorities have charged 159 Chinese nationals implicated in an investment fraud operation centred on Forest City. The accused face multiple charges including illegal entry into Malaysia.
Thai authorities rescued three Indian tourists from captivity in Pattaya after they were abducted by a transnational gang demanding ransom. The rescue followed a tip from the Indian Embassy, with police identifying and raiding the detention site.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has committed to strengthening enforcement against transnational online scam networks, acknowledging that criminal syndicates are fragmenting into smaller, decentralized cells across the region to evade detection.
Cambodia has shut down more than 200 online scam operations across Banteay Meanchey province in seven months, detaining tens of thousands of foreign suspects. Yet provincial officials acknowledge the border town of Poipet remains inadequately cleared of fraud networks.
Thai authorities have dismantled a sophisticated Vietnamese-led drug smuggling operation that used Thailand as a transit hub to transport crystal methamphetamine hidden in tamarind paste jars to Japan, with four arrest warrants issued.
A powerful Cambodian businessman's casino compound served as landlord to Chinese-led scamming and human trafficking operations, according to Reuters investigation.
Indonesian authorities have deported 92 Chinese nationals and banned them for life after arresting them for allegedly operating a sophisticated scam network in Batam. The move reflects growing concerns about transnational cybercrime in Southeast Asia.
Indonesian authorities arrested seven foreign nationals and 31 locals in Medan for operating an international online dating scam. The syndicate used fake identities on social media to target Japanese men, extracting money before disappearing.
Thai narcotics authorities are probing whether a flight attendant arrested with 900g of heroin in Australia was duped by scammers rather than willingly participating in drug trafficking. The case appears linked to Golden Triangle syndicates.
Thai authorities have arrested a husband-and-wife pair in Loei province as part of a widening investigation into a transnational heroin trafficking network. The probe began after a Thai Airways flight attendant was apprehended at Melbourne Airport with approximately one kilogram of heroin in her luggage.
Thai narcotics authorities have intercepted 24.38kg of heroin concealed in five parcels destined for Australia and Taiwan, identifying a fraud suspect as the alleged ringleader operating from abroad.
A Thai court has imprisoned a woman for seven and a half years after she trafficked her 12-year-old daughter to a Tokyo massage parlour for sexual exploitation, highlighting the region's persistent child trafficking crisis.
Thai customs authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Myanmar national at the Mae Sai border checkpoint for attempting to smuggle more than 23 million baht out of Thailand. The currency was concealed in food packaging.
Indonesian police have arrested a Chinese national at Jakarta's main airport following an Interpol Beijing request. The suspect is accused of playing a leadership role in a transnational online scam network.
Malaysian authorities have arrested nine people, including foreign nationals, during a raid on a Felda plantation as part of an investigation into unlicensed bauxite extraction. The operation resulted in the seizure of RM3.75 million in assets.
Indonesia has formally charged 24 foreign nationals in connection with an illegal gold mining operation in Maluku's Gunung Botak area. The suspects allegedly constructed infrastructure for unlicensed mines, with half remaining fugitives outside Indonesian territory.