War on scams on Asean agenda


Exchanging ideas: Mohamad and Maris (left) posing together during the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat at the Langkawi International Convention Centre. — Bernama

LANGKAWI: Beijing’s proposal to put an end to online scam syndicates in Asean that have ensnared thousands in what the authorities have labelled cyber-slavery, will be discussed at the Asean Foreign Minister’s Retreat (AMM) today, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan.

“We will discuss it tomorrow (Jan 19). Today (Jan 18) is just a courtesy call and we touched base on how to strengthen the Asean family,” said the Foreign Minister when asked about China’s call to tackle the scourge together with Asean.

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