Meeting held to discuss security along Thai-Myanmar border
The visit aimed to assess border issues while addressing the growing challenge of call centre scam syndicates, which have caused significant financial damage domestically and…
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Thousands of call centre victims in Myanmar to be released
Deputy PM and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said the government has contacted embassies of countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, including Japan, the…
Thailand bans exports of 11 products to Myanmar, including fuel, citing fraud
The list of eleven products includes new mobile phones, all batteries, inverters, generators, solar panels, mobile devices, cables, hardware, software, products related to…
Myanmar Airways launches new direct Mandalay-Chiang Mai route
The new Mandalay-Chiang Mai route is the first new route to be added to MAI's international network by 2025, and is the fourth route MAI will operate via Mandalay International…
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.
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.