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US puts sanctions on Myanmar warlord and militia linked to cyber scams
Published on 06/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on a Myanmar warlord, his two sons and the militia he leads, for facilitating cyber scams, human trafficking and cross-border smuggling, the Treasury Department said.
Talks with Cambodia to tackle cross-border crime
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/04/2025
» Thailand and Cambodia will hold a mini joint cabinet meeting in Sa Kaeo province this July, aimed at strengthening cooperation on tackling transnational crimes.
Karen army sends 277 foreign nationals for verification
Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2025
» The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) transported 277 foreign nationals associated with call centre scams to a sports stadium in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Friday for nationality verification before repatriation.
Time to tackle toxic spill
News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2025
» As the problem of scammer gangs in Myawaddy, Myanmar, tapers off, another serious transboundary problem emerged with the Pollution Control Department, under the Environmental Ministry, issuing a ban on April 4 against the use of water in the Kok River, which runs from Myanmar into Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces.
Thai border security measures to intensify amid criminal threat
Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2025
» The government is intensifying border security measures amid the rising threat of transnational crimes.
Pregnant women among stranded former scam workers
Published on 21/03/2025
» Eleven pregnant women are among the more than 2,400 people stuck in limbo on after being pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar and are in urgent need of medical treatment in Thailand, a civil society group said on Friday.
‘Up to 100,000’ still working in Myanmar scam hubs
Published on 18/03/2025
» Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, says the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds.
Indonesia to question 550 scam-centre returnees
Published on 18/03/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are preparing to question about 550 citizens who began arriving home on Tuesday after being rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar, the largest group of returnees to the country since a multinational crackdown on crime hubs began.
Scam victims are still stranded
Editorial, Published on 16/03/2025
» Social attention on the scam city in Myawaddy may fizzle out. Thousands of human trafficking victims lured into scam operations across the Thai borders may have returned home, but many more remain trapped -- inside and outside scam centres -- waiting for help. Meanwhile, human traffickers operate with impunity. This cannot continue.
Ranong on course as port thrives
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/03/2025
» The Transport Ministry plans to improve facilities and services of Ranong Port after import-export volumes rose recently.