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                                <title><![CDATA[ Amendments to Communications and Multimedia Act to be tabled by early next year ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 23:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching says it is time for a review of the law, to ensure that the provisions are adequate to address offences, especially cybercrime. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UN warns of Southeast Asia turning into scam haven ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A report estimates at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and around 100,000 in Cambodia may be trapped in scam operations, with other criminal-owned enterprises in Laos, the Philippines and Thailand. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Losses from online scams could reach RM1.2 billion this year, says home minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says the police should heighten public awareness about the crime. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ RM302 million losses chalked up from online scams since 2021 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ These comprise RM232 million in losses from Facebook scams and RM70 million from Instagram scams. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Southeast Asian leaders pledge crackdown on human traffickers online scams ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lured by social media posts promising well-paid jobs in countries like Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, thousands of people have become trapped in cyber scam operations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 01:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Their passports were confiscated and they were made to work up to 18 hours a day, with salary deductions for interacting with colleagues or taking extended breaks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Gigs, scams, ghost work: India tech sector's dark side ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Indian police have raided hundreds of such centres in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai and Kolkata in recent years, and say they have charged thousands with fraud. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2022/11/02/cyber-criminals-hold-asian-tech-workers-captive-in-scam-factories</link>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people have been lured by social media advertisements promising well-paid jobs in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, only to find themselves forced to defraud strangers worldwide via the internet. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ S$8.5 million lost in OCBC phishing scams in December alone ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2021/12/31/s8-5-million-lost-in-ocbc-phishing-scams-in-december-alone</link>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 03:25:47 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The bank says it is working with the police to recover the lost funds but that chances of recovery are low. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Vietnam police smash US$3.8 billion cryptocurrency ring ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The gambling ring is reportedly the biggest ever uncovered by Vietnamese police. ]]></description>
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