AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCybercrime Crackdown: Punjab Police says it has built a stronger cyber defense network, running Cyber Crime Police Stations in every district and commissionerate and making 729 arrests in the past year after 956 FIRs. Scam Camps Exposed: Reports claim 25 men from Maharashtra were lured to Thailand-Myanmar border scam camps, where one victim alleges torture, forced work up to 18 hours a day, and ransom demands. Clean Energy Finance: Cambodia launched a $20m Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund with ADB support to help SMEs invest in energy-efficient tech, aiming to cut costs and boost energy security. Workforce for Green Tech: Cambodia’s first National Clean Energy Youth Forum highlights a skills gap, projecting thousands of new solar, energy-efficiency, and EV value-chain jobs by 2040. STEM for Women: Cambodia will host the 2nd ASEAN-India Women in Science Conclave in Phnom Penh (July 8-10), focusing on food security, sustainable energy, education access, and emerging technologies. EV & Manufacturing: Toyota officially launched assembly of the new Hilux Travo in Cambodia, assembled by Cambodian engineers, as the plant expands. Digital Payments Abroad: India’s UPI expands to Greece, with real-time rupee cost visibility via bank partnerships. AI in Scams: A report says criminals use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Starlink to run pig-butchering scams faster, including rapid trust-building and crypto diversion. Biodiversity Conservation: Vietnam’s survey work on critically endangered black-shanked douc langurs supports a long-term conservation plan for Ba Den Mountain, a species found in both Vietnam and Cambodia.
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