YANGON: Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is prepared to cut power to certain Myanmar border towns in an effort to disrupt online fraud operations, according to the Bangkok Post.
China’s support for Myanmar regime backfires; scam syndicates thrive
Experts warn that China’s strategy, focused on the Myanmar military, is failing to protect its own citizens while enabling criminal networks to thrive …
China calls on Thailand, Myanmar to crack down on cross-border telecom fraud with strong measures
China hopes that Thailand and Myanmar will crack down on cross-border telecom fraud with strong measures and never allow criminals to go unpunished, a Chinese foreign ministry official has said.
Myanmar’s famed Shwedagon Pagoda attracts over eight million visitors in 2024
The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees have confirmed.
In Asia’s forgotten war, a generation sacrifices its youth defying Myanmar’s brutal junta
For thousands of guerilla fighters, the dream of a free Myanmar still burns bright – even after four years of ruinous civil war.
Plundering Paradise: China’s Role in Myanmar’s Environmental Crisis
China’s aggressive resource extraction in Myanmar is leaving a trail of environmental destruction and debt dependency in its wake, warns Vaishali Basu Sharma.
Thailand and China to Set up Coordination Centre to Combat Scam Call Networks
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 …