The scam primarily targeted victims through dating apps, where recruits posed as women to lure targets into cryptocurrency investment scams. Victims were persuaded to invest in fake stocks and use a fraudulent online app, resulting in significant financial losses. - Newsx
Dr Anthea McCarthy-Jones is Assistant Professor in the School of Government & Policy at the University of Canberra. She has extensive fieldwork experience in Latin America and has published articles on the politics and policies of the region. Her research interests include policy in developing nations, Latin American regional integration and linkages between Latin America, Asia and Australia. Anthea currently teaches courses on international relations,Asia-Pacific security and politics in developing nations.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesia’s chairmanship of Asean this year offers an opportunity to move beyond the sterile process of running down the clock witnessed under Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in 2022.