Wisma Putra: Malaysian rescued from overseas job scam syndicate in Laos

Wisma Putra: Malaysian rescued from overseas job scam syndicate in Laos

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — A 19-year-old Malaysian citizen was successfully rescued by the Malaysian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from a job scam syndicate at a hotel in Vientiane yesterday (March 28). According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry or Wisma Putra on Friday, the Malaysian individual was rescued after the ministry received a report … Read more

Khaled Nordin attends Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting retreat in Laos

Khaled Nordin attends Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting retreat in Laos

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin attended the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Luang Prabang, Laos, yesterday. The Ministry of Defence in a statement today informed that the meeting was attended by 10 Asean member countries and chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, General Chansamone … Read more

‘Destroyed the peace’: Historic Laos town grapples with tourism boom

‘Destroyed the peace’: Historic Laos town grapples with tourism boom

LUANG PRABANG, Feb 10 — As dawn broke over Luang Prabang, saffron-robed monks trod the streets receiving alms — but a cacophonous influx of camera-clutching tourists shattered the peace of the ancient Laotian town. The Unesco World Heritage site welcomed almost 800,000 visitors in the first nine months of last year, with state media reporting … Read more

Tok Mat to attend Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Laos

Tok Mat to attend Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Laos

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will lead the Malaysian delegation to the Asean Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat from Jan 28 to 29 in Luang Prabang, Laos. The AMM Retreat is the first scheduled Asean meeting of the year, said the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Saturday. Laos is … Read more

Scammer Laos kini guna taktik AI

Scammer Laos kini guna taktik AI

SEPANG: Sindiket penipuan antarabangsa yang berpindah dari Myanmar ke Laos sudah mula menggunakan teknologi kecerdasan buatan (AI) bagi mengumpan mangsa baharu. Perkara itu didedahkan Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Kemanusiaan Masyarakat Antarabangsa Malaysia (MHO), Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim yang memberitahu, modus operandi terkini itu terbongkar hasil temuramah pihaknya dengan beberapa mangsa yang diselamatkan dari negara berkenaan. “Sindiket kali… … Read more

Malaysian drug kingpin arrested in Laos deported to Thailand, authorities working to seize remaining ill-gotten gains

Malaysian drug kingpin arrested in Laos deported to Thailand, authorities working to seize remaining ill-gotten gains

BANGKOK, Jan 11 — The 41-year old Malaysian drug kingpin nabbed in Laos has been deported to Thailand, with authorities ramping up investigations to seize his remaining ill-gotten gains from alleged drug trafficking activities. The man from Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia was arrested on last December 28, in Vientiane, Laos and deported to Thailand on … Read more

Malaysia won’t seek to extradite Perak-born drug lord nabbed in Laos, to let him face trial in Thailand

Malaysia won’t seek to extradite Perak-born drug lord nabbed in Laos, to let him face trial in Thailand

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Bukit Aman prefers to let the Thai police deal with any charges facing a 41-year-old Malaysian arrested in Laos for drug trafficking. Deputy Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said local police will not be seeking to extradite the Perak-born home to face charges in Malaysia, … Read more

Thailand kerjasama dengan Laos ekstradisi raja dadah Malaysia

Thailand kerjasama dengan Laos ekstradisi raja dadah Malaysia

BANGKOK: Pejabat Lembaga Kawalan Narkotik (ONCB) Thailand sedang bekerjasama dengan pihak berkuasa Laos untuk membawa seorang warga Malaysia yang didakwa `raja dadah’ dan individu penting sindiket dadah transnasional, ke negara itu. Lapor Bangkok Post, Penolong Ketua Polis Thailand, Jeneral Panurat Lakboon mendedahkan kerjasama antara Kementerian Keselamatan Awam dan ketua polis Laos untuk mengheret 48 suspek … Read more

Raja dadah Malaysia ditahan di Laos

Raja dadah Malaysia ditahan di Laos

BANGKOK – Seorang warga Malaysia yang dikehendaki di Thailand kerana aktiviti penyeludupan dadah ditahan dalam operasi bersama Thailand-Laos minggu lepas. Warga Malaysia berusia 39 tahun itu didakwa raja dadah dan anggota penting sindiket dikatakan bersembunyi di Laos, menurut polis Thailand. Penolong Ketua Polis Negara Pol Lt Jen Panurat Lakboon berkata Lembaga Kawalan Narkotik (ONCB) telah … Read more