About 70,000 Rohingya from Myanmar fled to Bangladesh last year, driven in part by growing hunger in their home state of Rakhine. The Office of Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation …
23 South African rescued from Myanmar scam centres
In a significant rescue operation, 23 South Africans have been repatriated from Myanmar, where they were victims of human trafficking and forced to work in online scam centres, part of a larger effort …
Myanmar rebel group allows export of rare earth inventories to China, sources say
A Myanmar rebel group that controls one of the world’s largest rare earth zones has told miners there it will allow shipments of existing rare earth inventories to China from Thursday, according to …
How did the promise of work lead Africans into scam centres in Myanmar?
Jalil Muyeke thought he was travelling to Thailand for a dream job. Instead, he was trafficked to Myanmar, imprisoned in a scam centre, and forced to commit online fraud under the threat of violence.
Myanmar as a ‘Failed State’: A Political Scientist’s View
By most definitions, Myanmar is a failed state. The military has lost control of its borders, it has absolute control over just 15 percent of the country and can not ensure supplies of food and water …
Thai Parliament Seminar Addresses Security Impacts of Myanmar Crisis
With border security deteriorating, panelists raised the alarm over the junta’s nuclear plans and cast doubt on its ability to hold an election.
Former Myanmar refugee had secured family’s escape to Tri-Cities. Then Trump took office
Trump has suspended all refugees from coming to the U.S. just as her cousin’s family had cleared all requirements.
Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for …
Over 1.5 million stimulant tablets worth more than US$1mil seized in central Myanmar
Myanmar’s authorities have seized over 1.5 million stimulant tablets in the central region of Myanmar, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Sunday.
Myanmar syndicate fingered in gold coin investment scam
A cybercrime syndicate in Myanmar has been accused of launching and pushing the gold coin cryptocurrency investment scam. According to two of their victims based in Telangana, India, the syndicate ran …