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Malaysia's Anwar calls for dialogue over coercion at East Asia summit Malaysia's Anwar calls for dialogue over coercion at East Asia summit 10/27/2025 01:52pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the East Asia summit on Monday that Asia-Pacific leaders must choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, stressing the need for engagement in light of global conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, North Korea and FAFSA Deadlines to Know 10/26/2025 08:00pm • For students seeking federal financial aid to pay for college, the deadline to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is June 30 for each academic year. But to maximize their chances of receiving aid, prospective and current college students would ideally submit the FAFSA pro Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders' Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders' 10/25/2025 09:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money, echoed decades o Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete 10/25/2025 07:21am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian foreign minister warned his counterparts from Southeast Asia that the space for neutrality is shrinking in a region increasingly shaped by big power rivalry, as they mark U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia since returning to the White House. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed out of thousands of dollars at DC home Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed out of thousands of dollars at DC home 10/24/2025 04:58pm • At least one person came to the home of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and claimed they were there to perform home services, scamming her out of thousands of dollars. Jacqueline Pelt, who reported the fraud to police, said no one was authorized to perform services at the home, yet the 88-year-ol Data Doctors: Beware of fake voicemail notifications Data Doctors: Beware of fake voicemail notifications 10/24/2025 03:58pm • Q: Why am I getting so many random voicemail notification emails? A: We’ve all been told countless times: never click on links or open attachments in an email unless you’re absolutely sure it’s safe. For most of us, that message has sunk in. But scammers know we’ve all been warned abo How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities 10/23/2025 08:12pm • The indictments announced Thursday of a poker cheating ring involving NBA figures and backed by the mafia emphasized their alleged high-tech cheating methods. But the con tactics they described are as old as poker itself, familiar from heist movies and James Bond films. Shady shuffles came not from South Korean delegation of lawmakers visits Cambodian site of alleged online scam ring 10/23/2025 03:16pm • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia and South Korea said Thursday that a delegation of lawmakers from South Korea’s National Assembly visited a building in Cambodia allegedly used by an online scam operation involving dozens of South Koreans. The South Koreans were detained by Cambodian police STORY REMOVED: AS--Cambodia-South Korea 10/23/2025 01:24pm • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about the arrest of South Korean nationals at a scam center in Cambodia. The Cambodian government released a statement on Oct. 23 saying that a South Korean delegation had visited the site of an online scam center in Cambodia Ghana police rescue 57 Nigerians in crackdown on human trafficking and cybercrime 10/23/2025 11:18am • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Police in Ghana rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked to the West African country and arrested five people suspected of operating a cybercrime and human trafficking ring, authorities said Thursday. Police raided a building in the suburb of the capital Accra on Wednesday, where the vi Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people 10/20/2025 10:40pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsibl Dozens of South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia arrested for alleged online scam work Dozens of South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia arrested for alleged online scam work 10/20/2025 10:15pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — About 50 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia have been formally arrested on accusations they worked for online scam organizations in the Southeast Asian country. They are among the 64 South Koreans who were detained in Cambodia over the past several months and were fl Cambodia opens a new $2 billion airport to serve Phnom Penh 10/20/2025 08:20am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday inaugurated a major new airport to serve the capital Phnom Penh and boost tourism and foreign investment. Techo International Airport is a three-runway facility that replaces the nearly 70-year-old Phnom Penh International GOP's immigration pitch to New Jersey Latinos aims for some distance from Trump in governor’s race GOP's immigration pitch to New Jersey Latinos aims for some distance from Trump in governor’s race 10/18/2025 11:48am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At a Spanish-speaking town hall, the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor assured two young Mexican immigrants who were brought to the United States as children that people without criminal records would not face deportation. Three nights later, Jack Ciattarelli headli Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia arrive home to face inquiries 10/17/2025 09:39pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia arrived in South Korea on a chartered flight Saturday to face criminal investigations. The repatriation follows the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to work in a scam center in
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