260 call-centre scam victims from Myanmar arrive in Thailand
The victims, rescued from KK Park and Shwe Kokko border towns, will be investigated and returned to their home countries with coordination from embassies.
Myanmar
Food insecurity, malnutrition at an alarming level in Myanmar; 55 percent of children living in poverty: UNICEF
Violence, displacement, and disruption of essential services such as health and education posing a serious threat to the survival and well-being of children.
Lured to work in ‘scam centers,’ Filipinos pay for freedom or escape
There are still approximately 500 Filipinos trapped in scam centers in Myanmar, according to authorities.
Drug trafficking gang arrested in Myanmar with 11 kilos of heroin worth US$3.5mil, 4.6 mil meth pills
Members of the drug trafficking gang have been prosecuted according to the law, and investigations are continuing to identify those who committed the crime.
Will Thailand successfully end call-centre gangs after utility cuts?
In addition to cutting utilities along the Myanmar border, a Chinese delegation urged Thailand to expedite the arrest of call-centre gang leaders, and proposed the establishment…
Myanmar’s Myawaddy pleads to Thailand for reprieve as crackdown cripples city
Since Monday, the blackout has paralysed government agencies, businesses, and residents of Myawaddy, which relies almost entirely on Thai electricity and fuel.
Myanmar pro-democracy rebels condemn junta’s airstrikes; In Tokyo, NUG officials decry civilian deaths
They called on Japan and other countries to provide more support, especially for vulnerable people such as women and children.
Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
The Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to choke scam centres that have become a growing security concern.
Thai border agencies told to watch out for smuggling of electricity materials to Myanmar border
Kanchanaburi agencies have been instructed to strictly screen for smuggling of electricity generating equipment to Myanmar's scam call-centre gangs.
Thailand announces electricity, oil, and internet cutoff to call center gangs in Myanmar
The measure will be enforced at five locations along the Thailand-Myanmar border, which are suspected of serving as bases for call-centre scam operations.