{"id":777002740,"date":"2023-02-24T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002740"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:18:41","slug":"malaysian-pm-promises-tighter-laws-against-gambling-job-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysian-pm-promises-tighter-laws-against-gambling-job-scams","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian PM promises tighter laws against gambling job scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Malaysian authorities are considering tougher laws after receiving 572 reports of job scams abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.- Malaysian PM&nbsp;<strong>Anwar Ibrahim<\/strong> has&nbsp;pledged to tighten laws to protect citizens against gambling-related <strong>job scams <\/strong>abroad.&nbsp;The government has received <strong>572 reports<\/strong> of Malaysian citizens being deceived by job proposals, mainly through social media platforms, promising high-paying positions as customer service officers abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, on arrival, their travel documents were destroyed and they were forced to work for scams or illegal online gambling operations. Out of the 572 reports, <strong>403 individuals have been rescued<\/strong>, with 382 repatriated. Another 21 are being held at a detention depot, while 169 are still being traced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Malaysian embassies in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar have held meetings with the authorities of each country in a bid to locate and rescue Malaysian citizens and provide appropriate consular assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-says-it-will-help-cambodia-tackle-illegal-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China says it will help Cambodia tackle illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysian authorities are considering tougher laws after receiving 572 reports of job scams abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Malaysian authorities are considering tougher laws to combat job scams abroad, primarily linked to illegal online gambling operations, following 572 reports of citizens being trafficked. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged legislative action, while diplomatic efforts are underway with regional nations to rescue and repatriate victims. This initiative underscores a heightened focus on cross-border illicit activities impacting national security and citizen welfare.","focusai_entities":"Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian embassies","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.88), investor_analyst (0.78), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Malaysian Legislative Impact?","query":"What specific legislative amendments are being considered by the Malaysian government to address cross-border human trafficking linked to illegal gambling, and what is the projected timeline for implementation?"},{"label":"International Enforcement Strategy?","query":"How are international regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies collaborating to dismantle these illicit online gambling networks, enhance intelligence sharing, and protect vulnerable populations from exploitation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777002740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777002740"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002779,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002740\/revisions\/777002779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777002740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}