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…
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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.
Myanmar migrants in Thailand face surge in hate speech, resentment
Social media platforms have been flooded by false claims that Myanmar migrant workers were demanding a 700-baht (S$28) minimum daily wage – almost twice that paid to Thais. One…
Escape from Myawaddy: The Jakarta Post
The syndicates employ the "member gets member" strategy of recruitment, leveraging threats rather than bonuses to coerce members into deceiving friends and relatives.
Russia, Myanmar sign agreement on small-scale nuclear plant construction
Last year, bilateral trade between the two countries increased by approximately 40 %, reaching around US$2 billion. Both countries are ready to further boost mutual trade and are…
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin
Issues discussed include those related to bilateral investment and enhancing bilateral cooperation.
Top 10 foreign condo buyers in Thailand: Myanmar, Taiwan surge, China, Russia slow
The shift highlights changing investment patterns, as traditional dominant buyers like China and Russia give way to emerging players from Myanmar and Taiwan, signaling new…
Make international meet on Rohingya a success, Bangladesh Chief Adviser tells UNHCR
CA Yunus aims for the international conference to bring back focus on the decades-long humanitarian tragedy and mobilise more support for the long-persecuted Myanmar minority.
Bangladeshi government engaging with Myanmar’s Arakan Army
This is for the sake of protecting the country's border and Rohingya repatriation, said Khalilur Rahman, the chief adviser's high representative on the Rohingya issue.
Malaysian woman acted as a ‘big sister’ to a cross-border rescue
Joyce Hwang Qi Hui helped alert authorities to her friend Gan Jiea Jie's situation at a scam centre in Myanmar.