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Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar hits highest level in a decade, UN report says

There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe.

Euronews

Channel 4's Myanmar Scam Documentary Forces You to Feel Empathy for Your Scammers

Channel 4 investigation reveals Myanmar scam compounds using trafficked workers under torture threat to steal billions from victims worldwide.

International Business Times UK

Resistance forces in Myanmar detain a candidate in this month's election, state media report

A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month

The Independent UK

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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade as the nation enduring a long conflict remains one of the world’s primary suppliers for the illicit drug economy

The Independent UK

What are scam centres – explained in 30 seconds

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for the multibillion dollar scam industry, which has proliferated in the region in recent years

The Guardian - AU

Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia

Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy

The Guardian - AU

No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets

In Bangladesh, over a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp depend on aid – and cuts mean new arrivals are not even given shelter

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Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule in 2021

The Independent UK

‘A constant fear’: Myanmar nationals face imprisonment back home as US ends protected status

Thousands of Myanmar diaspora are at risk of deportation, after the US said they no longer required Temporary Protective Status

The Guardian - AU

Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty

Excited families are greeting relatives released from Myanmar’s Insein Prison as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country’s military rulers ahead of next month’s election

The Independent UK

US cites Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election to withdraw immigration status

Activists denounce ‘egregious’ decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status that may force 4,000 Myanmarese citizens to return home

The Independent UK

Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection as civil war rages

Rights groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Myanmar citizens

The Independent UK

Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US

Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected Status

The Guardian - US

Myanmar state television broadcasts army crackdown on scam centers

Myanmar’s military government has begun broadcasting extensive video on state television of its crackdown on online scam centers

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Three Chinese fleeing Myanmar scam centre sneak into Thailand

Three Chinese men who fled from the KK Park scam complex in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were caught sneaking into Thailand near the border in Tak northern province on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military says it has raided a second major online scam center

Myanmar’s military government says it has extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones used to carry out the fraud

Fortune

'A national security problem and a homeland security problem': The world targets Southeast Asia's notorious scam centers

The U.S. announced on Thursday that it will start a new "Scam Center Strike Force" to target cybercriminals based in Southeast Asia

The Guardian - AU

Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China

She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking networks

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The Independent UK

Myanmar military takes delivery of helicopters and aircraft from Russia and China

Myanmar says it has commissioned new Russian helicopters and Chinese airplanes into its air force as the two nations continue to supply the country’s military-run government with equipment despite international pressure to end its bloody civil war

The Independent UK

Thailand approves extradition of alleged cybercrime kingpin to China

Appeals court approves extradition to China of She Zhijiang, accused by Beijing of having run over 200 illegal online gambling operations

The Independent UK

Death toll from capsized boat with Myanmar migrants climbs to 26 as more bodies recovered

The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has risen to 26, with 14 survivors

The Independent UK

At least 21 Rohingya refugees dead and dozens missing after boat sinks near Thailand–Malaysia border

Rough seas hamper search operation near Langkawi Island

The Independent UK

Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies

Malaysian rescuers have recovered five more bodies after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized last week

The Independent UK

Seven dead and hundreds missing after Rohingya migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

Status of two other migrant boats carrying nearly 230 people remains unclear

The Independent UK

A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued

Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered floating in the sea, 10 rescued and dozens missing

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