Jason Tower, an expert on China and Myanmar, thinks it likely that the Wa produced the transcript and shared it with rebel allies, who leaked it more widely. Verbatim accounts of Chinese diplomatic …
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
India is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
China sentences 5 to death for building, running criminal gang fraud centers in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands
Chinese and Thai authorities have tried to crack down on violent criminal gangs running vast fraud operations in Myanmar’s borderlands.
China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death
A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia. In all 21 Bai family members and …
Why many in raided Myanmar scam hub chose US$1,400 pay over ‘chance to escape’
Several scammers stayed put to pursue new opportunities in the black market following the sweep of KK Park, a sprawling fraud factory.
Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush
Recent raids on one of Myanmar’s most notorious internet scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers scrambled to enlist at nearby fraud factories, experts and insiders told AFP. Online …
Most 5PC objectives met but civil war in Myanmar needs to end, Dewan Rakyat told
Most of the objectives under Asean’s Five-Point Consensus (5PC) for Myanmar have been fulfilled, but the civil war in the country remains a problem, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
Myanmar’s rush of bridge openings propped up by Japan, South Korea
YANGON — A series of massive bridge projects in Myanmar backed by Japan and South Korea are being completed in succession, despite the yearslong turmoil roiling the war-torn country.
Productive rice farming in Myanmar to help global market, says minister Minn
Myanmar’s minister emphasizes productive rice farming’s role in global markets, addressing challenges and fostering international partnerships for food security.
189 Pinoys still trapped in Myanmar scam compounds; DFA urges patience amid complex rescue efforts
At least 189 Filipinos remain trapped in scam compounds controlled by Border Guard Force (BGF) allied with Myanmar junta, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Thursday. These scam hubs …