Thai police said on Friday that a coordination centre would be set up at the national police headquarters in Bangkok and Chinese authorities plan to set up another one in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, which borders Myanmar’s Myawaddy, a major hub for the scam call centres.
Excited miners celebrate as they strike rich vein of gold in Myanmar
Excited miners celebrated finding a rich vein of gold at a mining pit in Myanmar. Footage shows the workers shovelling dirt from the abundant spot of precious metal in Kachin State on January 1. They …
Turning the screw on thriving border crime in conflict-hit Myanmar
Efforts are being ramped up to eliminate scam centers, human trafficking, and drug smuggling along the Thai-Myanmar border …
GT investigates: Why is eradicating telecom fraud in eastern Myanmar so difficult?
On Chinese social media, there is a growing call for a thorough crackdown on telecom fraud. What are the challenges in eradicating scams in Myawaddy? What misconceptions are circulating in public …
Trade Resumes After Myanmar Military and Major Rebel Group Agree to Ceasefire
The agreement between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army came after months of Chinese pressure to return to political dialogue.
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) – The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang …
China and the Wars in Myanmar
Recent truces declared by ethnic armies show that China is still the only outside power that can intervene in Myanmar, but some wild cards may exist, says Bertil Lintner.
‘No chance’: in Myanmar, Asean’s pleas for peace fall on deaf ears
Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no matter the cost.
Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says
The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China’s foreign ministry said, halting fighting near …
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast