Kuala Lampur, May 17 -- Scam networks do not disappear when one country cracks down on them. They migrate.

This is the hard lesson now confronting South-east Asia and Sri Lanka alike.

Recent reports indicate that Sri Lanka is increasingly becoming an attractive operational base for cyber scam syndicates displaced from Cambodia, Myanmar and other South-east Asian hotspots.

According to reports carried by regional media on May 17, 2026, Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 1,000 foreigners since the start of the year, mainly from China, Vietnam and India, for alleged involvement in cybercrime activities.

This is a dramatic rise from the 430 arrests recorded throughout the whole of 2024.

This development should alarm not only Colom...