{"id":777008475,"date":"2023-08-23T04:52:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008475"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:48:48","slug":"__trashed-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/__trashed-7","title":{"rendered":"China, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos launch collaboration against gambling crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The four nations will establish a cooperation centre in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>China.- Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China have agreed to cooperate against gambling fraud and related crime, including human trafficking, kidnapping and unlawful detention. A cooperation centre will be based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, disclosed through state-owned Chinese media and organised by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, has led Chinese embassies to issue alerts to its citizens, urging vigilance against gambling crimes and telecom fraud in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a meeting in Chiang Mai, prospects of involving Cambodia and Vietnam were reportedly explored, and considerations for partnerships with international entities like Interpol and the United Nations were discussed, as reported by Thailand&#8217;s National News Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Chinese authorities signed&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-and-thailand-to-strengthen-cooperation-to-combat-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\">cooperation agreements<\/a>&nbsp;with countries in the region to combat online and cross-border gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four nations will establish a cooperation centre in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and China have formalized a cooperation agreement to combat gambling fraud, human trafficking, and related illicit activities, establishing a joint centre in Chiang Mai. This initiative, spearheaded by China's Ministry of Public Security, signals intensified cross-border enforcement against illegal online and land-based gambling operations in Southeast Asia. The move underscores a concerted effort to enhance regional security and regulatory compliance, with potential future involvement from Cambodia, Vietnam, Interpol, and the United Nations.","focusai_entities":"China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Chinese Ministry of Public Security, Interpol, United Nations, Cambodia, Vietnam","focusai_location":"Chiang Mai, Thailand, China, Myanmar, Laos, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.95), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Scope","query":"What specific enforcement mechanisms and data-sharing protocols will be implemented by the Chiang Mai cooperation centre to target cross-border online gambling operations and associated financial flows?"},{"label":"Operator Impact","query":"How will this intensified regional cooperation affect the licensing frameworks and operational compliance requirements for legitimate B2B and B2C iGaming entities currently active or seeking market entry in Southeast Asian jurisdictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777008475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008475","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=777008475"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008485,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008475\/revisions\/777008485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}