The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), following the conclusion of its plenary meeting on June 19, called on Myanmar to take appropriate action against fraud and cyber scam networks, and protect the …
US businessman detained in Myanmar over alleged Chamber of Commerce fraud
A former US Marine and ex-AmCham Myanmar president was detained at Yangon airport Thursday after the chamber uncovered $300,000 in allegedly unauthorised payments linked to former board members. View …
American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar was detained upon his return to Yangon, police said Monday, an arrest that came after the organization said it was looking into …
Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been detained upon his return to Yangon after the organization said it was looking into suspicious financial transactions by …
US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage
Chinese authorities have arrested an American scholar on suspicion of espionage. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that Min Zin was suspected of harming Chinese national security.
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge
The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.
Communist China arrests US citizen for alleged espionage
China arrested a U.S. citizen and scholar for alleged espionage, a Chinese government spokesman confirmed Friday in a briefing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said U Min Zin, an Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar (ISP-M) founder,
China and Myanmar detain US citizens in separate incidents, sparking alarm
Despite no immediate evidence that they were connected, the detentions of two vocal commentators on Myanmar triggered alarm in the business and research communities.
China arrests U.S. researcher on suspicion of spying
China says U.S. national U Min Zin, founder of a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of “espionage and endangering China’s national security.” …
China arrests US scholar suspected of spying
China’s foreign ministry has confirmed the arrest of a US scholar, accusing him of spying and endangering Chinese national security. U Min Zin, a director at a think tank focused on Myanmar, was arrested in early June,