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Chinese Ambassador, Myanmar Junta Deputy PM Discuss Online, Border Crime
June 2, 2023
Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai met junta Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Soe Htut on Wednesday, their seco...
Trafficked Teens Tell of Torture at Scam ‘Casino’ on Myanmar’s Chaotic Border
April 26, 2023
It was a clear day when Kham set out from his home in northwestern Laos for what he thought was a chance to make money in the gild...
Four Laotian trafficking victims freed from Myanmar casino faced regular beatings
March 7, 2023
Reluctant to leave his home in Laos, the young man only agreed to travel abroad after being promised good pay for a simple three-m...
8 Filipinos Who were Freed from Human Traffickers in Myanmar have Returned Home
February 16, 2023
Eight Filipinos who were being trafficked by Chinese criminal gangs have been released by authorities in the Philippines and Myanm...
Myanmar Junta to Free More Than 7,000 Prisoners Under Amnesty
January 5, 2023
Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state broadcas...
Myanmar to dominate ASEAN agenda, but ‘little progress expected’
November 11, 2022
PHNOM PENH – Myanmar’s escalating violence and political gridlock are expected to dominate an ASEAN leaders’ summit on Frida...
Crime Gangs Control Some Myanmar, Laos Economic Zones: UN
June 27, 2022
Organized crime gangs have effectively taken control of a host of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) close to the borders of China and...
Myanmar Proposes Cybersecurity Law That Bans VPNs and Online Gambling
January 31, 2022
Myanmar’s military junta has reportedly proposed a draft cybersecurity law that criminalizes the use of Virtual Private Network...
China-Myanmar border: large numbers of Chinese illegal immigrants fled Myanmar
July 15, 2021
Most of them are illegal Chinese immigrants engaged in telecommunications fraud or gambling in northern Myanmar, hoping to return...
Chinese-Backed New City Project on Myanmar-Thai Border Under COVID-19 Lockdown
June 22, 2021
Myanmar authorities have locked down the controversial China-backed Shwe Kokko new city project in Karen State, eastern Myanmar fo...