BANGKOK — 11 pregnant women are among the more than 2,400 people stuck in limbo on after being pulled out of illicit scam compounds in Myanmar and are in urgent need of medical treatment in Thailand, …
98-million-year-old amber discovered in Myanmar — with a new species inside. See it
The millipede family Siphonorhinidae, of which the new species is an ancient ancestor, still lives today and includes four genera and at least 12 species. The amber piece was found in the Hukawng …
SLCM appoints Phyo May Win as company’s Myanmar head
SLCM appoints Phyo May Win as Country Head for Myanmar, aiming to expand operations with innovative warehousing solutions.
Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh
Attacks by the group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, were used as a pretext by the Myanmar military to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing that set off a massive refugee crisis.
Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin
Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has …
Bangladesh Security Forces Arrest Top ARSA Leader in Major Sweep
Security forces in Bangladesh arrested 10 members of Myanmar’s Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, including their leader Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi. The arrests were based on intelligence suggesting ARSA’s plans for sabotage.
Indonesia to Question More Than 500 Citizens Freed From Myanmar Scam Centres
Myanmar’s Myawaddy scam centres are part of a Southeast Asia network involving criminal gangs trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to help generate illicit revenues running into billions of …
US aid cuts to Myanmar are having catastrophic impact, UN rapporteur says
U.S. cuts to humanitarian aid are having a crushing impact on people in Myanmar, with violence likely to spiral, Thomas Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar …
187 Filipinos freed from Myanmar scam hubs
AT least 187 Filipinos were freed from online fraud hubs in rebel-controlled areas in Myanmar after a trilateral crackdown between Myanmar, Thailand and China, the Department of Foreign Affairs said …
Indonesia to repatriate 561 Myanmar scam centre workers
JAKARTA] More than 500 Indonesians freed from online scam centres in Myanmar will be repatriated via Thailand in the coming days, a senior Indonesian official told AFP on Tuesday. Read more at The …