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This photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows clothes hanging on balconies of a building inside the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone along the Mekong river in the Bokeo province of Laos. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

Lao and Chinese security forces have detained 771 people in a special economic zone in the country’s northwest, ahead of a deadline for online scam operations to cease their operations inside the zone. [2]

The government of Laos has ordered online scammers to vacate a special economic zone in the northwest of the country, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported earlier this week. [3]

Authorities in Laos have deported 462 Chinese nationals suspected of committing crimes including human trafficking, the latest sign of a sweeping regional crackdown on cyber-scam operations. [4]

TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn, the former Renault-Nissan chief, is due to give a news conference late on Wednesday in Beirut, where he has taken refuge after a daring Dec. 31 escape from house arrest in Japan, where he faces charges of financial misconduct. [5]

Nissan's Ghosn crisisUncertainty deepens as Nissan and Renault search for Ghosn's successor Selection of interim chief to be postponed as partners face off Nissan's board, which includes a former Renault employee, has been unable to agree on a succes... [6]

Around six months ago, Ekapop Lueangprasert, a local government official and business owner in the Sai Mai suburb of Bangkok, was checking messages sent to his Sai Mai Must Survive Facebook page – a volunteer initiative he’d set up to try and help lo... [7]

PARIS/TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn, the former chief of Nissan Motor and Renault, arrived in Beirut on Sunday after leaving Japan, where he awaits trial, according to multiple media reports. [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-07-15 · 46% match

‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime

This photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows clothes hanging on balconies of a building inside the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone along the Mekong river in the Bokeo province of Laos.

[2] TH thediplomat.com · 2024-08-22 · 48% match

Lao, Chinese Officials Detain 771 in Raid on Golden Triangle Gambling Hub

Lao and Chinese security forces have detained 771 people in a special economic zone in the country’s northwest, ahead of a deadline for online scam operations to cease their operations inside the zone.

[3] TH thediplomat.com · 2024-08-14 · 37% match

Laos Issues Ultimatum to Golden Triangle Scam Operators

The government of Laos has ordered online scammers to vacate a special economic zone in the northwest of the country, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported earlier this week.

[4] TH thediplomat.com · 2023-12-06 · 37% match

Laos Deports 462 Chinese Nationals as Scamming Crackdown Spreads

Authorities in Laos have deported 462 Chinese nationals suspected of committing crimes including human trafficking, the latest sign of a sweeping regional crackdown on cyber-scam operations.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-08 · 36% match

Ghosn saga leaves unanswered questions over Japan business norms

TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn, the former Renault-Nissan chief, is due to give a news conference late on Wednesday in Beirut, where he has taken refuge after a daring Dec. 31 escape from house arrest in Japan, where he faces charges of financial misconduct.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-12-15 · 35% match

Uncertainty deepens as Nissan and Renault search for Ghosn's successor

Nissan's Ghosn crisisUncertainty deepens as Nissan and Renault search for Ghosn's successor Selection of interim chief to be postponed as partners face off Nissan's board, which includes a former Renault employee, has been unable to agree on a succes

[7] TH thediplomat.com · 2022-08-02 · 35% match

Inside Southeast Asia’s Casino Scam Archipelago

Around six months ago, Ekapop Lueangprasert, a local government official and business owner in the Sai Mai suburb of Bangkok, was checking messages sent to his Sai Mai Must Survive Facebook page – a volunteer initiative he’d set up to try and help lo

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-31 · 32% match

Carlos Ghosn flies to Lebanon despite order to await trial in Japan

PARIS/TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn, the former chief of Nissan Motor and Renault, arrived in Beirut on Sunday after leaving Japan, where he awaits trial, according to multiple media reports.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-12-11 · 31% match

Ghosn's detention extended by another 10 days

TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn will be staying in custody another 10 days, the Tokyo District Court decided on Tuesday. Nissan Motor's former chairman as well as former Representative Director Greg Kelly will stay under arrest up to Dec.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-07 · 31% match

Ghosn rode in train, car and box to stage escape

TOKYO/PARIS -- In new details that have emerged from security camera footage, former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn left his home in Tokyo on Dec.

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