‘Do more to shut down scam centres’


Facing the law: Police escorting 64 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia over alleged cyberscam involvement upon their arrival at Incheon International Airport on Oct 18. — Yonhap/AFP

NGO warns that problem will persist while hubs remain active

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should leverage its position as Asean Chair to exert pressure on Cambodia to shut down scam centres amid the alarming resurgence of job scam operations in that country, says Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) secretary-­general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim.

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