The rampant telecom fraud in northern and eastern Myanmar has recently made headlines again following the rescue of Chinese actor Wang Xing who claimed to have fallen into a scam park after being brought to Myawaddy,
Myanmar duo arrested for smuggling compatriots into central Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI: Two Myanmar men were arrested for allegedly smuggling six compatriots who hid in the backseat of their pickup truck in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday morning.
Cops tracking Myanmar national for slashing compatriot in Nibong Tebal
Police are tracking down a foreign man who is believed to have slashed his compatriot, leaving the victim with serious injuries, in an incident on Friday at Jalan Sungai Kechil, here.
Myanmar people turn to solar energy as power outages keep disrupting daily life
As power outages continued, people in Myanmar were turning to solar energy. One of them was 70-year-old U Kyaw Min from Yangon, who visited a solar energy expo here.
How a viral post saved a Chinese actor from Myanmar’s scam centres
A small-time Chinese actor had been missing for two days in Thailand when his girlfriend decided to ask the internet for help. “We have no choice but to borrow the power of the internet to amplify our voices,
Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says
Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar’s military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the Southeast Asia nation’s civil war nears its fourth year.
Japanese gangster’s dangerous nuclear bomb plot failed, as Iran general turned out to be US agent, a Myanmar connection too, Read the whole story here
A US agent disguised as an Iranian general approached Ebiswa. He expressed his interest in purchasing materials for a nuclear weapons program. The operation was so convincing that Ebiswa had no idea a plot was being orchestrated against him. He even introduced the DEA agent to his international smuggling network.
China warns citizens of telecom fraud after reports of scams in Myanmar
China’s embassy in Myanmar on Friday urged Chinese nationals to be vigilant against telecom and online fraud after multiple reports of citizens being lured to Myanmar’s border town of Myawaddy by online scams promoting “high-paying overseas jobs.
FM: Belarus, Myanmar consistently develop mutually beneficial friendly relations
MINSK, 10 January (BelTA) – Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov took part in the Belarusian-Myanmar Business Meeting in Yangon, the economic capital of the country, BelTA learned …
Myanmar’s military will not fall in 2025
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the Asian continent. In this episode, Ravi speaks with Pichai Chuensuksawadi, former group editor of Bangkok Post and observer of Myanmar affairs.