Seoul, July 4 (IANS) Two suspects accused of running large-scale illegal online gambling networks have been extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to South Korea in a joint international operation, authorities said on Saturday. One suspect allegedly ran an overseas gambling site worth 4.8 trillion won (US$3.14 billion) based in Southeast Asia and laundered criminal proceeds while evading arrest for 12 years across multiple countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia, acco…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) China has met with some successes but also many failures in its attempts at economic influence. Subversive carrot tactics have allowed China to make inroads in places where leaders can act with relative impunity, such as Cambodia, but have backfired in countries where leaders face accountability mechanisms such as the Philippines, according to Audrye Wong, author of a new book, titled ‘Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft.’Wong highlighted in an artic…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration said it is stepping up efforts with Southeast Asian governments to dismantle transnational criminal networks behind online scam operations that defrauded Americans of billions of dollars last year. Appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, Michael G. DeSombre, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said the administration was pursuing a “whole of government effort” to combat …
Chennai, June 24 (IANS) Director P S Mithran on Wednesday announced that his eagerly-awaited spy thriller ‘Sardar 2’, featuring actor Karthi in the lead, will now hit screens worldwide on September 10 this year. Taking to his X timeline to make the announcement, P S Mithran wrote, “Sky-shattering update. #Sardar2 in cinemas from Sep 10th, 2026, WORLDWIDE. Agent @Karthi_Offl arrives. Get ready for the mission of a lifetime. #OnceAspyAlwaysAspy #SardarFromSep10.”For the unware, the unit of the…
Phnom Penh, June 24 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved a financing package of 63.44 million US dollars to boost Cambodia’s renewable energy transition through a major battery storage project. The Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Project will accelerate the integration of renewable energy into Cambodia’s power system, strengthen grid stability and energy security, and bolster cross-border power trade, the ADB said in a press release.It will fun…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on a network linked to a Cambodia-based criminal organisation accused of running large-scale online fraud operations that have targeted Americans and laundered illicit proceeds through companies across Asia and beyond.The US Department of the Treasury said it sanctioned nine individuals and 26 entities connected to the Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organisation (Prince Group TCO), targeting senior leaders, investors in scam com…
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a security inspector of Mahanadi Coalfields in Odisha for demanding a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a subordinate who wanted changes in his duty roster, an official said on Thursday. Banshi Ram, Security Inspector, Orient Area, MCL, Brajaraja Nagar, Jharsuguda, was arrested following the registration of a case on Thursday based on a complaint from the aggrieved co-worker, said a CBI statement.It was alleged that Banshi Ram d…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The CBI arrested two key accused in connection with an ongoing investigation into a human trafficking network that lured Indian job seekers to scam compounds for cyber slavery in Myanmar and Cambodia, an official said on Tuesday. One of the arrested accused worked on behalf of a scam compound operator and played a critical role in arranging logistics for Indian nationals trafficked to Myanmar through Thailand, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The victims we…
Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jaipur Zonal Office, has conducted search operations at seven locations across Kishangarh (Ajmer), Nagaur, Jodhpur and Ludhiana (Punjab) in connection with a major cyber fraud and money laundering case.The searches were carried out on June 5 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The case involves Indian mobile numbers that were allegedly obtained through fraudulent means by Point of Sale (POS) vendor…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India, has officially partnered with ACLEDA Bank Plc. to launch Unified Payments Interface (UPI) acceptance in Cambodia, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The breakthrough collaboration went live following a formal ceremony in Phnom Penh, attended by Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, alongside high-level representatives from…