by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 14, 2024 | Korea, Crime, News, Technology
South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung executives suspected of leaking Samsung secrets worth $3.2 billion to China. One of the arrested suspects, 66-year-old Mr. Choi, set up a joint venture building chips in China with some local officials and served as...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 23, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, Crime, Entertainment, Lifestyle, News, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) are officially banned in the Philippines, according to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. He has instructed the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation to wind down and cease the operations of POGOs by the end of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 25, 2023 | Crime, Philippines, Travel
A “cult scare” is driving tourists away from Socorro town in Surigao del Norte. Socorro municipal agriculturist Edelito Sangco, chair of the government’s Task Force Kapihan, said tourist arrivals in the town had nosedived since the cult-like activities of the Socorro...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 30, 2023 | ASEAN, Crime, News, Southeast Asia
The UN Human Rights Office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations. These include false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches, and illegal gambling schemes. IN its...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 18, 2023 | Education, Crime, Research, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Eight Thai universities claim that some of their lecturers have submitted research papers that they bought on the Internet and claimed as their work. According to Sirirurg Songsivilai, permanent secretary of the department of higher education, “34 universities have...
