AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoScam Crackdown Shift: Sri Lanka is moving fast to clamp down on foreign cyber-scam networks after arrests surged—over 1,000 foreigners detained since the start of 2026, with raids in coastal areas like Galle and Matara. Travel Safety Watch: Police say some groups displaced from Cambodia and Myanmar are exploiting relaxed tourist visas and strong internet, using rented properties and targeting victims across Asia. Myanmar Context: The week also highlighted how Myanmar’s wider instability and displacement keep feeding regional crime and trafficking routes. Local Governance Signals: Separately, Myanmar Spring Chronicle reports the junta’s strategy to tighten control in Chin and Rakhine is becoming clearer, with renewed moves along key roads and towns. Humanitarian Pressure: CARE Nederland warns women and girls in Myanmar face the hardest hit as aid funding cuts stall clinics and education.
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