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Amid cyberscam threats, ASEAN-Australia pledge to tackle human trafficking

Expert says Australia must do more to fight transnational crime in Southeast Asia

Leaders from Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for an official photo during at summit in Melbourne on March 5.   © AP

MELBOURNE -- ASEAN leaders and Australia pledged to boost cooperation on tackling transnational crime on Wednesday, with an expert on the issue saying more needed to be done to combat cyberscams in the region. 

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a three-day conference in Melbourne. Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, in particular, have seen a rapid rise in the presence of cyberscam compounds in recent years. 

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