Meta bans 7 million scam WhatsApp accounts in six months, Southeast Asia becomes a hotbed of fraud.

Meta recently announced that in the first half of 2025, nearly 7 million WhatsApp accounts suspected of fraud were banned, most of which originated from Southeast Asia. This record-high figure has effectively curbed the spread of telecommunications fraud before criminal groups could officially act,

Thailand throws a heavy punch! Collaborates with Interpol to establish an anti-fraud center, reducing scam and human trafficking cases within three months.

Thailand is fully launching a transnational campaign against fraud. Recently, the Royal Thai Police announced that the "Anti-Fraud and Anti-Human Trafficking War Room" will be officially established within July, and will cooperate deeply with Interpol, targeting cross-border fraud and human traffick

Evolution launches in Cebu, Philippines, initiating its first live casino in Asia to enter the Southeast Asian market.

Internationally renowned gambling technology and content provider Evolution recently announced that its first live casino studio in Asia, located in Cebu, Philippines, has officially commenced operations, serving online gambling platforms licensed by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (

The crackdown on the "scam factory" in Myawaddy continues: nearly ten thousand people deported, with Filipinos becoming the second largest foreign group.

News of strong enforcement again comes from the Thai-Myanmar border—28 foreign nationals were deported from Myawaddy in Myanmar's Karen State, a notorious hub for scam operations. Among them, 21 are from the Philippines and 7 from Nepal, all suspected of involvement in local transnational cyber scam

Blockchain Revolution on the Horizon: Southeast Asia Accelerates Blockchain Adoption to Pave the Way for iGaming

At a high-profile roundtable during the 2025 Philippine Blockchain Week, leaders from Indonesia, the Philippines, and the blockchain industry sent a clear signal: Southeast Asia is moving from a "testing ground" for blockchain to the "core of infrastructure." This represents a new explosive turning

Hong Ma Nai refutes Thai media's hype on scam topics: "Don't just focus on Cambodia, Thailand itself is not clean either."

Amid the ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, the public discourse battle around "online scams" is also heating up. In response to Thai media's frequent portrayal of Cambodia as a "hotbed of scams" and using this to attack the image of Cambodia, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet st

Philippines plans to abolish ASRV visa, Thailand tightens student visa: Will the "gray residency era" in Southeast Asia come to an end?

Recently, there has been widespread speculation on Philippine social media that the Bureau of Immigration will abolish the "Alternative Special Resident Visa" (ASRV), causing strong concern among foreign nationals in the Philippines, especially the Chinese community. Many netizens have linked this t

"Disconnecting the Internet is Useless": Starlink Becomes the "New Lifeline" for Southeast Asia's Telefraud Parks, with at Least 8 Parks Already Deployed

"Power and internet cuts fail to sever scam communications," a new challenge emerges in Southeast Asia's fight against telecom fraud. According to Channel News Asia (CNA), the widespread deployment of SpaceX's "Starlink" satellite network in scam hubs along the Myanmar-Thailand border is posing seve

UNODC warns: Southeast Asian cyber fraud groups expand globally, amassing $40 billion annually, with Africa and Latin America as new strongholds.

The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals that Southeast Asian telecommunications fraud groups are accelerating their expansion globally to evade regional law enforcement crackdowns.Outside the traditional telecom fraud "disaster areas" such as Cambodia, Mya

UNODC report: Southeast Asian cyber fraud groups spread to Africa, the Middle East, and other regions, expanding across borders.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently released a new analysis report titled "Turning the Tide," revealing that transnational organized fraud groups in East Asia and Southeast Asia are rapidly spreading from their original bases to more remote, less regulated, and even transco

Xi Jinping's visit to Cambodia triggers a "cyber cleanup storm": Transnational crackdown on telecom fraud and money laundering intensifies, with Southeast Asia becoming the "eye of the storm"

A state visit that sparked a regional anti-fraud stormFrom April 17 to 18, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Cambodia.Although the itinerary appears to be about deepening friendly cooperation, its core signal has shocked the entire Southeast Asian cybercrime circle: The

Online casinos, underground black houses? Why has Southeast Asia become a global gambling "lawless land"?

United Nations warns: Hundreds of thousands trafficked for online scams in Southeast Asia

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently released a report highlighting a severe online scam crisis in Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands trafficked and forced into fake investments, cryptocurrency scams, and illegal gambling activities. The report

BBC: The leadership of the telecom fraud gang always receives messages before the raid arrests!

In recent years, despite the Chinese side and the governments of Southeast Asian countries have strengthened the crackdown on cross-border telecommunications fraud, successfully repatriating tens of thousands of fraudsters, this transnational crime industry still stubbornly exists and has not been c

Xi Jinping is expected to visit three Southeast Asian countries in April - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia, and the park will strengthen law enforcement efforts recently.

According to media reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit three Southeast Asian countries—Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia—in mid-April.This will be Xi Jinping's first visit this year, aimed at deepening cooperation with Southeast Asian countries.Sources revealed that Xi plans to

Overview of Turnkey Solutions Enterprises in Southeast Asia: Development, Competition, and Future Trends

1. Overview of the Southeast Asian iGaming MarketSoutheast Asia (SEA) is one of the fastest-growing iGaming markets globally. With a large population base, a youthful user group, increased mobile internet penetration, and high acceptance of gambling entertainment by local users, the region has beco