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Addressing the 4Is of good corporate governance (Part 2)

Academia 1 month ago

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Addressing the 4Is of good corporate governance (Part 2)

As trillions in state funds remain unrecovered, Indonesia’s path to sustainable growth hinges on moving beyond 'business as usual' toward a rigorous, mandatory framework of institutional control and proactive intervention

106 Indonesians detained in Cambodia during online scam raid

Archipelago 4 months ago

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106 Indonesians detained in Cambodia during online scam raid

According to local media reports, authorities carried out the raid on Friday in an 11-storey building in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district after receiving reports that many Indonesians were being confined inside and were prevented from leaving the premises.

Trafficking cases mount as regional scam networks grow

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

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Trafficking cases mount as regional scam networks grow

Around 10,000 Indonesians have been ensnared in scam and human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia since 2020, according to a figure from the Foreign Ministry.

South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

More than 1,000 South Koreans are believed to be among about 200,000 people of various nationalities involved in the scam compounds in Cambodia.

Crime syndicates may be setting up scam centre in Timor Leste, UN says

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

Crime syndicates may be setting up scam centre in Timor Leste, UN says

The industry involves sprawling compounds housing tens of thousands of workers, many of them trafficked, who are forced to scam victims around the world.

CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investors

Tech 8 months ago

CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investors

CBEX used a "brandjacking" tactic, claimed to be licensed in the US, and said that a firm called ST Technologies International was responsible for the AI trading signals.

Police unveil love scam targeting US nationals in Bali

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Police unveil love scam targeting US nationals in Bali

The scammers allegedly gathered personal data from their victims after luring them using female photos and fake information, before the data was forwarded to their partners in Cambodia, according to the police.

Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is a global menace

Academia 9 months ago

Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is a global menace

Operators now have years of accumulated knowledge at their disposal and can use this database of information to identify weak spots in their potential victims.

Cross-border mission rescues 554 trafficked Indonesians in Myanmar

Society 1 year ago

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Cross-border mission rescues 554 trafficked Indonesians in Myanmar

The Indonesians were all rescued from Myawaddy on Monday. Later that same day, they crossed over the Second Friendship Bridge into Mae Sot in western Thailand, where they received health examinations.

Authorities to question more than 500 citizens freed from Myanmar scam centres

Society 1 year ago

Authorities to question more than 500 citizens freed from Myanmar scam centres

Myanmar's Myawaddy scam centres are part of a Southeast Asia network involving criminal gangs trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to help generate illicit revenues running into billions of dollars a year, according to the United Nations.

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