The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India held their 9th Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) in a virtual form on July 20, according to the Indian Foreign Ministry.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Thailand has said that it is seeking cooperation from 10 countries in Southeast Asia to establish a regional extradition convention to combat transnational crimes by 2024.
Minister of Public Security General To Lam held online talks with Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Asher Wray on February 23.
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam led a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation to attend the first ASEAN – Russia security consultation conference, which was held online on June 28.
ASEAN+3 countries must work together to complete a legal framework for cyber security, looking towards building common ASEAN rules and standards for information security based on voluntary codes of conduct, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam.
The Investigation Police Department for Drug-Related Criminals under the Ministry of Public Security said on March 28 that an urgent arrest warrant had been issued for the leader of a huge trans-national drug ring connecting with the seizure of 300kg of drugs recently.
Ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its dialogue partners, namely China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, have called for closer regional cooperation to combat terrorism and violent extremism.
Stricter security checks will be applied to Malaysian and Singaporean visitors entering Indonesia in the upcoming time, said Indonesia’s PT Angkarasa Pura II.
The number of crimes committed through the use of high technology and on the internet by foreign individuals and groups has caused concern to the security police in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi signed an agreement.
The Indonesian Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has held a meeting with counterparts from member countries of the ASEAN in Yogyakarta, aimed at strengthening these networks.
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