A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,
Chinese and Thai security authorities visited border areas in Tak province on Wednesday to work out measures to help victims of Chinese scam gangs based in Myawaddy across the border in Myanmar.
Crackdown sparks immigration raids in Mae Sot, where tens of thousands are seeking sanctuary from junta persecution.
The recent rescue of kidnapped actor Wang Xing has highlighted the transnational criminal networks that thrive in the region.
On Chinese social media, there is a growing call for a thorough crackdown on telecom fraud. What are the challenges in eradicating scams in Myawaddy? What misconceptions are circulating in public discourse?
Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.
TAK:Thirty-two Indonesian nationals, 30 men and two women, have been caught fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar into Thailand through a border area in Mae Sot district and detained for questioning.
Wang Xing, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, travelled to Thailand early this month after receiving an unsolicited offer to join a film that was shooting in the country
Medical care has been withdrawn from tens of thousands of Myanmar refugees in Thai border camps following the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid funding, which took effect on Tuesday. The US State Department announced on Sunday that all foreign assistance via the department and US Agency for International Development (USAID) would be suspended for 90 days pending a review.
Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar.
The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to take part in telecoms scams.