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Myanmar authorities have arrested 777 people suspected of running online scams and illegal gambling operations in Kayin State. The raid seized equipment including Starlink terminals and hundreds of devices used in the fraud network.
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow held bilateral discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Antonio Rubio during the Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, covering defence cooperation, cybercrime and regional stability.
The Philippines is hosting the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting from July 20-24, bringing together the bloc and major dialogue partners to address security challenges, human rights concerns, and territorial disputes in Southeast Asia.
Authorities in Macau have detained a 24-year-old Malaysian man suspected of planning to transport nearly 3kg of heroin worth approximately RM2 million. He was reportedly recruited by a Malaysian drug syndicate and offered RM3,000 for his role.
Police in Vietnam's Ninh Binh province have broken up a transnational online fraud operation responsible for losses exceeding RM39.2 million. The 12-person network, led by Nguyen Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Phuong, impersonated officials and created fake websites to defraud roughly 500 victims.
Tokyo police have arrested Hu Shi, a senior executive of the Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group, alongside two accomplices for allegedly filing fraudulent change-of-address notifications. The syndicate is sanctioned by the US and Britain as one of Asia's largest criminal networks.
Indonesian police arrested a Singaporean man in Medan for allegedly masterminding an illegal vape manufacturing operation worth over half a million dollars, using collectible doll branding to distribute products across North Sumatra.