Heroin smuggling racket busted near India-Myanmar border; 3 arrested
This bust is part of an ongoing effort to curb the trafficking of illegal drugs along the India-Myanmar border, a route frequently exploited by smugglers.
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Junta air strike on makeshift Myanmar clinic kills 11 including doctor, say locals
The number of military air strikes on civilians has risen year on year during the civil war, according to non-profit organisation Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, with…
Call-centre crackdown takes a toll on Thai-Myanmar border trade in February
Despite the challenges with Myanmar, Thailand's overall border and transit trade figures for February indicated robust growth.
Myanmar exporters to buy 1.5 million barrels of unprocessed rice amid falling paddy prices, difficulty selling
Due to the falling price and difficulty in selling, export companies will purchase 1.5 million bushels of unripe rice for about 140 billion kyats.
Blaze hits alleged call-centre scam base in Thai-Myanmar border town
A Thai official in Tak province, located across the Moei River from Shwe Kokko, said the building, clearly visible from the Thai side, is a hotel owned by the Chinese conglomerate…
Philippines ranks 3rd country in Asia for ‘unusual heat’
The study noted that 10 out of 51 countries in Asia recorded more than 30 days of temperatures reaching CSI level 2 or higher. Brunei Darussalam ranked first with 83 days, while…
WFP to suspend food assistance to about one million people in Myanmar due to insufficient funding
Without new funding, WFP will only be able to support about 35,000 people, including the most vulnerable.
Up to 100,000 people still working at scam centres along Thailand-Myanmar border
Thailand is fronting a regional effort to dismantle scam centres along its borders, which are part of a Southeast Asian network of illegal facilities that generate billions of…
18 Bangladeshis trapped in Myanmar to return home today
According to the press release, traffickers lured these Bangladeshis to Thailand with promises of lucrative jobs and high salaries. From there, they were taken to a scam centre in…
Some Asian countries considered for US President Trump’s potential new travel ban
The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups.