Malaysia, as this year’s ASEAN Chair, will continue to highlight the issue of job scam syndicates operating across Southeast Asia to combat the problem, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin.
He said the matter was recently discussed at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi.
He added that cooperation among ASEAN countries to tackle the issue will also be strengthened through the ASEAN police organisation (ASEANAPOL).
“This issue will remain a key focus throughout Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship. It will be discussed, and we will seek the best possible solutions to effectively combat job scams and fraud syndicates in the region.
“We know this issue has been raised previously in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, and later in Vientiane, Laos. We will continue to bring it forward this year,” he said during a question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Mohamad was replying to a supplementary question from Datuk Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (BN-Tampin) on whether Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair, would address the issue of job scam syndicates.