Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-20 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss how to better address internet scams, fire safety tips, and the charms of Shenzhen
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[2026-01-20 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The victims’ employer allegedly inflated their salaries to reduce the company’s tax liability, sparking calls for action
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[2026-01-20 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Workers seek repatriation after scam operators, fearing police raids and new government measures, abruptly release hundreds of staff
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[2026-01-19 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police warn the public of a rise in fraudulent money transfer scams carried out through social media platforms and telephone calls, following numerous complaints received at police stations across the island.
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[2026-01-18 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Museveni’s main rival, Bobi Wine, claimed there was ‘massive ballot stuffing’ and that his party’s polling agents were abducted
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[2026-01-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The transnational crimes are a serious barrier to deeper cooperation, Beijing’s envoy says
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[2026-01-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chen Zhi arrest might push bitcoin prices down temporarily, but analysts said other factors will have greater sway in the long term
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[2026-01-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a retired Navy Medical Assistant for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.200,000. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a resident of Wellawatte.
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[2026-01-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Phnom Penh signals zero tolerance for scam centres following the deportation of the Prince Group tycoon
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[2026-01-14 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh was sentenced to 12 years in jail for pretending to be a rich white man and coercing women into sex
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[2026-01-13 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The arrest follows international outrage over the killing of the university student, which led to a joint Thai–South Korean investigation
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[2026-01-13 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A wildlife officer attached to the Bittu Forest Office in Hulanguge was arrested on January 12 for allegedly demanding and receiving a bribe of Rs. 30,000 and a bottle of special arrack.
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[2026-01-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police urge caution among consumers and sellers after receiving 276 reports of online shopping fraud last week
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[2026-01-11 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre says its hotline service handled 3,983 debt-related cases in 2025
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[2026-01-10 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The cross-border nature of his alleged criminal network required governments and law enforcement agencies to work together
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[2026-01-09 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-08 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Chinese authorities on Thursday confirmed that Cambodia had extradited a tycoon accused of running a massive online scam operation.
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[2026-01-08 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central bank said the lender has been ‘suspended from providing new banking services, including accepting deposits and providing credit’
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[2026-01-08 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says mainland police will put core members of his crime ring on a wanted list and fugitives should ‘turn themselves in’
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[2026-01-07 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment states that it has filed cases against individuals and unlicensed employment agencies involved in foreign employment fraud in the year 2025 and has recovered over Rs. 37.43 million from the victims.
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[2026-01-07 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was going to withhold funding for child care and other programs for needy families in five Democrat-led states over what it said were fraud concerns.
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[2026-01-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-01-06 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart
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[2026-01-06 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has received more than 12,650 complaints related to social media misuse and cyber-security incidents in 2025. This represents a significant rise in online frauds, digital fraud, and cyber harassment when compared with prior years.
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[2026-01-05 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tian Xuebin, who retired as vice-minister of water resources in 2023, served under several premiers
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[2026-01-05 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Law enforcement and banks must work together to keep Hongkongers’ money safe and their transactions secure
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[2026-01-04 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police freeze HK$2.75 billion in assets tied to tycoon amid probes into alleged telecoms fraud, money laundering and ‘pig butchering’ scams
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[2026-01-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fieldwork along the borders of China and Thailand reveals how uneven controls allow fraud networks to thrive despite crackdowns
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[2026-01-03 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-01-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has received more than 12,650 complaints related to social media misuse and cybersecurity incidents in 2025. This represents a significant rise in online frauds, digital fraud and cyber harassment when compared to prior years.
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[2026-01-01 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-01 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader told key meeting in October that the fight against graft remained ‘grim and complex’, according to excerpts from speech
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[2026-01-01 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has summoned officials from the National Transport Commission (NTC) to record statements regarding a complaint of alleged fraud.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have issued a public warning over a sharp increase in online financial fraud carried out through social media and internet-based platforms, particularly using applications such as Telegram and WhatsApp.
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[2025-12-31 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chew said he would be ‘beaten, electrocuted or starved for more than a week’ if he ‘failed’ in his task
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[2025-12-31 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Money Safe’ users will have to meet a bank employee to undergo verification process to ensure their funds are not going to scammers
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[2025-12-30 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Political upheaval, scam centers and a mixed economic picture also grabbed headlines
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[2025-12-28 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the country mourns the loss of Queen Mother Sirikit amid political chaos and a sluggish economy, Lisa’s global reign lights up Thai public
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[2025-12-28 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among those arrested was the president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, who reportedly funnelled funds to Hamas’ military wing
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[2025-12-26 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling comes after a years-long trial in the financial fraud that saw more than US$4.5 billion plundered from the state fund
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[2025-12-26 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-25 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ghana arrested almost 50 Nigerians in an operation against online scammers, the government said on Wednesday.
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[2025-12-24 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suspects, aged 11 to 84, allegedly posed as mainland Chinese secret agents to scam victims, with police saying gang leader was student, 19
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[2025-12-23 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Case triggers questions over handling of cultural treasures as former Nanjing Museum director is accused of masterminding large-scale scam
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[2025-12-23 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suspects laundered crime proceeds over four-year period in first ‘phantom trading’ fraud involving fake shipping websites uncovered by authorities
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[2025-12-21 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The job scam victims rescued from a Myawaddy job syndicate return home safely after intensive diplomatic negotiations and a 26-hour land journey
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[2025-12-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Filipinos are paying the ultimate price for a system that favours corrupt lawmakers’ pet projects over scientifically sound flood control
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[2025-12-19 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new law with tougher penalties for fraud syndicates and money mules to fight rising cybercrime takes effect December 30
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[2025-12-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Nations has conducted special studies on how serious corruption is for developing countries. Due to the rampant corruption and fraud in a country, a lot of money that should be allocated for the welfare of the people of that country is wasted, and it has been proven through the results of studies on corruption that corruption can cause serious setbacks in a country’s move towards sustainable development.
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[2025-12-18 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In Seoul begann letzte Woche ein Mammutprozess gegen 46 Südkoreaner, überwiegend Männer, die um die 20 Jahre alt sind. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, an Online-Betrügereien in Kambodscha beteiligt gewesen zu sein. Seit Mitte Oktober hat Südkorea 107 seiner Staatsangehörigen aus Kambodscha zurückgeholt. Die Behörden in Seoul schätzen, dass mehr als 1000 Südkoreaner "freiwillig oder unfreiwillig" in dortigen Betrugskomplexen arbeiten.
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