ASEANAPOL's Study visit to the National Anti-Scam Centres supported by Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF)
2026/9/26
Anti-Online Scam Operation Center (Thailand)
National Scam Response Centre (Malaysia)
Cyber Command which operates Anti-Scam Centre (Singapore)
From September 20 to 26, ASEANAPOL (a regional cooperation framework composed of the Police Chiefs of ASEAN Member States) conducted the study visit to National Anti-Scam Centres established in Bangkok, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Singapore, with the support of JAIF.
Police officers from ASEAN Member States, representatives of ASEANAPOL Secretariat, ASEAN Secretariat, INTERPOL, UNODC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, National Police Agency of Japan and Mission of Japan to ASEAN, as well as police officer from Korean National Police Agency as an observer participated. The participants learned the background for establishment of the centres and their operational know-how including inter-agency and public-private sector coordination.
Furthermore, this study visit marks the first initiative under “the SOMTC-Japan Work Plan on Cooperation to Combat Transnational Crime (2023-2027)”.
In Japan, fraud damage reached a record high last year. Amid the recent efforts for successive crackdowns on scam compounds within the ASEAN region, it is crucial for National Anti-Scam Centres to be widely established across ASEAN and for these centres to collaborate swiftly and effectively among themselves to mitigate the damage. Mission of Japan will continue to support ASEAN's endeavor to combat transnational crime looking ahead to eradicate online scams aiming further regional prosperity.
Police officers from ASEAN Member States, representatives of ASEANAPOL Secretariat, ASEAN Secretariat, INTERPOL, UNODC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, National Police Agency of Japan and Mission of Japan to ASEAN, as well as police officer from Korean National Police Agency as an observer participated. The participants learned the background for establishment of the centres and their operational know-how including inter-agency and public-private sector coordination.
Furthermore, this study visit marks the first initiative under “the SOMTC-Japan Work Plan on Cooperation to Combat Transnational Crime (2023-2027)”.
In Japan, fraud damage reached a record high last year. Amid the recent efforts for successive crackdowns on scam compounds within the ASEAN region, it is crucial for National Anti-Scam Centres to be widely established across ASEAN and for these centres to collaborate swiftly and effectively among themselves to mitigate the damage. Mission of Japan will continue to support ASEAN's endeavor to combat transnational crime looking ahead to eradicate online scams aiming further regional prosperity.