AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoScam crackdown hits Malaysia’s visa loopholes: Police say global scam rings exploited Malaysia’s ASEAN visa-exemption rules, after US$14.7m raids netted 187 suspects from nine countries, including people from China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, the Philippines—and Myanmar—along with luxury homes, cars, goods and digital devices. Myanmar talent gets a boost: In Yangon, a China-funded Bank of China–University of Yangon scholarship program marked four years of support for students since 2022, easing tuition and living costs. Tourism planning returns to the Mekong: The Mekong Tourism Forum 2026 is set to come back to Yangon (16–18 June) after earlier disruptions from COVID and the 2021 coup, aiming to push “tourism for people” across the region. Aid pressure stays high: CARE Nederland warns women and girls in Myanmar are among those most at risk as humanitarian funding cuts threaten clinics, education and protection.
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