Over a week ago, BGF, an ally of Myanmar's military junta, played a key role in evacuating more than 6,000 people from scam centers in Myanmar's Shwe Kokko fraud hub, near the border with Thailand.

Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centers in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs ...

BANGKOK -- The Thai government's crackdown on the online scam industry in neighboring Myanmar has brought cross-border land trade to a virtual standstill in many areas. After being pressured by ...

A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing. By Hannah Beech Hannah Beech reported from Mae Sot, Thailand ...

March 8 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said on Saturday, citing the junta chief, who provided the first ...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021 when the military seized power from an elected civilian government, sparking a protest movement that has expanded into a nationwide armed rebellion.

Another source said the Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force were holding 6,500 foreigners after cracking down on scam centres in Shwe Kokko and the Chinese-run "KK Park".

To better understand why sanctions fail, consider the cases of Russia and Myanmar. The sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have undoubtedly caused some ...

Zeya says the money he received was enough to pay off his debts and buy some land "I just wanted to own a house and pay off my debts - that's why I decided to sell my kidney," says Zeya, a farm ...

The Ethiopian, who calls himself Mike, said he is being held with 450 others in a building inside Myanmar, along the country's border with Thailand. They are among the thousands of people who have ...

The head of Myanmar's military government has said the country will hold a national election in December 2025 or January 2026. General Min Aung Hlaing said the elections would be "free and fair ...

YANGON: Myanmar attracted US$656.15 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2024-25, according to figures released by the Directorate of Investment and ...