Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center.
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Four Years After the Coup, Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Endures
This year, looking back four years ago to the coup in 2021, we can see that Myanmar has come a long way, a troubled path of ...
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
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Amid Hope and Despair, Myanmar’s Civil War Enters Its Fifth Year
Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...
US urged to release funds for Myanmar
The Australian former special economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, imprisoned for 21 months by the Myanmar junta that ...
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Cross-Border Crackdown: Tackling Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Chinese authorities have detained a suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near Myanmar and ...
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Russia Reaffirms Interest in Troubled Port Project in Southern Myanmar
Russia’s ambassador traveled to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region to discuss a stalled port and Special Economic Zone project, and ...
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had ...
China, Thailand pledge joint action on Myanmar cyber scam centres, human trafficking
China and Thailand have pledged to jointly crack down on dozens of cyber scam gangs in Myanmar and related human trafficking, including setting up at least one coordination centre, according to Thai ...