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Thai court indicts Australian journalist at Malaysia’s urging, raising alarms over expanding cross-border crackdown on press freedom
BANGKOK: For Murray Hunter, the past few months have been a whirlwind of disbelief and fear. The Australian journalist, who has spent years...
131 vehicles impounded, 26 drivers convicted so far as LTA steps up crackdown on illegal cross-border transport
SINGAPORE: Since ramping up enforcement against illegal cross-border passenger transport services in July, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has impounded 131 vehicles and...
ICA warns of longer waiting times at SG-JB checkpoints during December school holidays as it steps up crackdown on e-cigarettes
SINGAPORE: The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will intensify its enforcement operations against e-cigarettes at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the upcoming...
Thai PM declares war on cyber crime: Anutin orders crackdown on scammers and cross-border fraud rings
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wasted no time taking on cybercrime, launching a bold new crackdown and putting Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command...
Crackdown in Malaysia sees widespread arrests, including 6 airport officials who took bribes in exchange for foreigners’ illegal entry
SINGAPORE: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has carried out major operations recently, resulting in dozens of arrests and the seizure of around RM3.3...
