The 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and Its related meetings were convened in Makati city, the Philippines, via videoconference, from Oct 19 to 21.

The Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services, a framework outlining 12 key considerations for a comprehensive national strategy to combat cyber-enabled fraud, was launched on Oct 14 during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in the Thai capital.

The ASEANAPOL Secretariat held a virtual meeting with the Malta Police Force on Oct 9 to explore opportunities for strengthening international law enforcement cooperation in combating transnational crime.

ASEAN law enforcement officials on Wednesday adopted a joint declaration reaffirming their strong political commitment to strengthening regional cooperation in combating fugitive criminals.

Cambodia’s Senate has approved an agreement with Russia on the mutual protection of nationals in international criminal justice, establishing a mechanism governing the extradition, transfer or expulsion of protected individuals to a third country or an international criminal justice institution.

Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza has called for stronger multilateral cooperation and coordination among law enforcement agencies as fraud, cybercrime and other forms of transnational crime grow in scale and complexity.

Countries adopted on Saturday a new global blueprint for tackling rapidly evolving forms of crime, as the UN’s largest gathering on crime prevention and criminal justice opened in Abu Dhabi with a call for stronger international cooperation.

The China Forum on International Legal Cooperation 2026 concluded in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Wednesday with the adoption of the Shenzhen Declaration.