AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCross-border anti-scam crackdown: The U.S. DOJ, with the FBI and partners, says it has taken down more than 1 million scam-related online accounts and frozen millions of dollars in crypto, arresting 63 people tied to scam compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar—with assets held pending forfeiture. Bilateral economic push: Laos and Japan pledged to deepen cooperation across clean energy, technology, agriculture, tourism and modern industries, as PM Sonexay Siphandone met Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo and backed Japan’s POWER Asia energy-security framework. Tourism and urban services: Luang Prabang is set for a major facelift with about US$45 million for waste management, wastewater treatment and infrastructure, funded by the ADB and the Lao government. Power connectivity review: Laos’ environment authorities held a central consultation on an EIA for a Laos–Vietnam power transmission line and substation linking the Nam Nha hydropower complex to the border. Local production drive: Vientiane Capital’s Sikhottabong district was urged to expand production, modernize agriculture and livestock, and find new revenue sources while tackling online fraud and drug-related crime.
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