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Cambodia's Ministry of Information has demanded that Channel News Asia issue a formal public correction after Cambodian authorities concluded that a missing Singaporean woman travelled voluntarily and was not trafficked, criticising the broadcaster's initial one-sided reporting.
The International Organisation for Migration warns that trafficking into online scam centres has become one of the world's fastest-growing forms of human trafficking, with victims from over 80 countries lured by fake job offers.
Malaysian authorities arrested 16 people in Kuantan in connection with an international cybercrime network defrauding American victims. The bust highlights growing concerns about Southeast Asia's role in transnational digital fraud operations.
Police in Medan, North Sumatra have arrested seven foreign nationals alongside 31 Indonesians suspected of running an international online dating scam network that targeted Japanese men through social media platforms.
Malaysia's government has formed a specialized inter-agency committee to combat escalating online scam crimes, bringing together law enforcement, regulators, and private sector players including banks and tech platforms.