Live updates on visa rules, scam alerts, customs changes, and safety notices. Updated as news breaks.
Singapore Police Force has joined authorities in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India and several European countries in a coordinated warning about fake accommodation listings, counterfeit airline tickets, and AI-generated impersonation scams targeting travelers.
Source: Singapore Police Force + multi-country advisory
PM Anutin Charnvirakul announced that Thailand has seized or frozen over 24 billion baht and arrested more than 29,000 suspects linked to call-centre and scam networks since the campaign began.
Source: The Nation Thailand / Royal Thai Government
Malaysian immigration is reiterating that the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) is completely free and must only be filed via the official imigresen-online.imi.gov.my portal, as fake fee-charging lookalike sites continue to appear.
Source: Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia
The Indian government continues to flag fraudulent e-visa websites that mimic the official portals and overcharge applicants or harvest passport data, urging travelers to use only indianvisaonline.gov.in, indianvisa.gov.in, or authorized agents like VFS Global and BLS International.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Reports of bag and phone snatching from motorbikes have increased in HCMC's tourist areas, particularly around Ben Thanh Market and Bui Vien Walking Street.
Source: Vietnam Tourist Police
Scammers are replacing legitimate merchant QR codes with their own at restaurants and markets in Bangkok tourist areas. Tourists pay but merchants never receive the money.
Source: Tourist Police Thailand
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