ASEANAPOL Study Visit Programme Coordination Meeting

On 2 September 2026 at 10.00 hrs, the ASEANAPOL Secretariat convened a virtual coordination meeting chaired by the Executive Director of the ASEANAPOL Secretariat, Police Senior Colonel Dr. Kongkrissada Kittithiraphong.

The meeting brought together representatives from ASEANAPOL Member Countries, as well as senior officials from the ASEAN Secretariat, the Government of Japan and the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore.

The meeting focused on finalising preparations for the ASEANAPOL Study Visit Programme, scheduled to take place from 20 to 26 September 2026 in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Discussions covered programme arrangements, participant registration, travel and accommodation, transportation, security and other logistical requirements.

The Study Visit supports the implementation of the ASEAN Cooperation Project Proposal entitled “Study Visits on Anti-Scam Centre Practices in ASEAN: Advancing a Regional Framework to Counter Scam Centres Linked to Trafficking in Persons & Forced Criminality,” as well as the Bangkok Declaration and Plan of Action to Eliminate Scams.

Through visits and engagements with relevant anti-scam centres in the three host countries, the programme aims to promote knowledge-sharing, exchange best practices and strengthen regional approaches to combating scam centres and associated transnational crimes.

ASEANAPOL remains committed to strengthening regional law enforcement cooperation and advancing collective efforts to combat scams, trafficking in persons, forced criminality and other transnational crimes.