ASEANAPOL Study Visit Programme Coordination Meeting

On 2 September 2026, 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. The project is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).