Chinese police have dismantled a transnational fraud ring that allegedly targeted many elderly people, leading to the arrest of 257 suspects in China and three Southeast Asian countries, the Ministry of Public Security of China said Wednesday.

Chinese police have investigated more than 36,000 cybercrime cases so far this year as part of a nationwide crackdown on online offenses that have sparked widespread public concern, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

Courts should not treat jail or reformative training as the default sentence, Singapore High Court said.

Vietnam's Office of the President held a press conference in Hanoi on September 10 to announce the President’s orders promulgating 15 laws adopted by the National Assembly at its first extraordinary session.

Singaporean police conducted a two-week operation between Aug 27 to Sept 9 to investigate scammers and money mules.

The Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill was passed on Sept 9, making it an offence to provide one’s personal details for the creation of such accounts, and to supply or buy such accounts for crime.

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing a draft law on countering transnational corruption, a move to fill a legislative gap in China's efforts to combat cross-border corruption.

An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades took effect Monday, but the law excludes some of the more serious cases, including those involving lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy.