YANGON: Thai authorities are reported to have arrested eight Myanmar nationals and a Thai truck driver over attempted human smuggling near the Thai-Myanmar border at 3pm on Saturday (Nov 16).
PETALING JAYA: Complaints and enquiries on scams and unlicensed activities shot up by over 300% between 2019 and 2023, according to the Securities Commission .
In the SC’s 2023 annual report, it was revealed that the regulator received 3,262 complaints and enquiries on scams and unlicensed activities – a 321% increase within those four years. “This may be designed to avoid easy detection and prompt interventions by enforcement agencies,” it added. The issuance of cease-and-desist notices, social media interventions, inclusion in the SC’s Investor Alert List, and the blocking of websites with assistance from the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission were among the actions taken against such sites.
In this regard, the SC includes the names of entities and individuals found to be carrying on scams or unlicensed activities on its Investor Alert List as soon as possible – in most cases within 48 hours of receiving a complaint, it added.
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