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Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» YANGON - Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport -- a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
15 potential successors to Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
‘Escaping hell’: Myanmar scam centre workers plead to go home
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» MYAWADDY, Myanmar - Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention centre in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night.
Chinese court prosecutes Myanmar gang for scams, drugs, extortion, murder
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/02/2025
» BEIJING — A Chinese court has begun hearing charges against 23 members of a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud gang accused of a range of crimes.
Myanmar rescues 1,000 scam centre workers as crackdown widens
Bloomberg, Published on 17/02/2025
» Myanmar’s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centres near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups.
China charges Myanmar Golden Triangle syndicate suspects with murder and telecoms fraud
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/12/2024
» Chinese authorities have charged 16 Myanmar citizens with crimes including murder and telecoms fraud as part of a crackdown on cross-border cybercrime.
Indonesia to repatriate Filipino drugs convict this week
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia will transfer Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, to her home country in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a senior Indonesian official said.
Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2024
» A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a "miracle", in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to repatriate her.