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China Executes 11 Members Of Ming Family Crime Gang Over Billion-Dollar Scam
China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens. Another 23 suspects were given prison sentences ranging from five years to life.
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2025 Saw Downfall Of Myanmar's Four Families In International Fraud Crackdown
Chinese authorities have exposed and dismantled major scam operations along Myanmar's border, arresting key members of the powerful "four families" of Kokang.
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Myanmar Junta Holds Elections After 5 Years Of Civil War
Campaigners, Western diplomats and the UN's rights chief have all condemned the phased month-long vote, citing a ballot stacked with military allies and a stark crackdown on dissent.
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Images Show Myanmar Scam Hub Largely Standing Despite Crackdown
A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images analysed by AFP show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday.
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Why Scam Centres In Southeast Asia Are On The Rise Despite Crackdowns
It's estimated that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar may be held in situations where they are forced to work on online scams, with another 100,000 people in Cambodia.
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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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85 Rescued By Visakhapatnam Cops After Crackdown On Human Trafficking Racket
Visakhapatnam Police has rescued 85 individuals and arrested 22 in a major crackdown on human trafficking and cybercrime operations, Dr. Shankabrata Bagchi, Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner announced on Wednesday.
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Myanmar Army Behind Facebook Pages Spewing Hate Speech Against Rohingya: UN Probe
Myanmar's military was behind dozens of seemingly unrelated Facebook pages spewing hate speech against the Rohingya prior to its dramatic 2017 crackdown against the mostly Muslim minority, a UN probe found Wednesday.
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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN
Myanmar is now the world's biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
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Myanmar Junta Revokes Publishing House's License Over Book On Rohingyas
Myanmar's junta has revoked the license of a publishing house for selling a popular foreign book on the military's brutal crackdown on the Rohingya minority.
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China Executes 11 Members Of Ming Family Crime Gang Over Billion-Dollar Scam
China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens. Another 23 suspects were given prison sentences ranging from five years to life.
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2025 Saw Downfall Of Myanmar's Four Families In International Fraud Crackdown
Chinese authorities have exposed and dismantled major scam operations along Myanmar's border, arresting key members of the powerful "four families" of Kokang.
-
Myanmar Junta Holds Elections After 5 Years Of Civil War
Campaigners, Western diplomats and the UN's rights chief have all condemned the phased month-long vote, citing a ballot stacked with military allies and a stark crackdown on dissent.
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Images Show Myanmar Scam Hub Largely Standing Despite Crackdown
A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images analysed by AFP show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday.
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Why Scam Centres In Southeast Asia Are On The Rise Despite Crackdowns
It's estimated that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar may be held in situations where they are forced to work on online scams, with another 100,000 people in Cambodia.
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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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85 Rescued By Visakhapatnam Cops After Crackdown On Human Trafficking Racket
Visakhapatnam Police has rescued 85 individuals and arrested 22 in a major crackdown on human trafficking and cybercrime operations, Dr. Shankabrata Bagchi, Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner announced on Wednesday.
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Myanmar Army Behind Facebook Pages Spewing Hate Speech Against Rohingya: UN Probe
Myanmar's military was behind dozens of seemingly unrelated Facebook pages spewing hate speech against the Rohingya prior to its dramatic 2017 crackdown against the mostly Muslim minority, a UN probe found Wednesday.
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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN
Myanmar is now the world's biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
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Myanmar Junta Revokes Publishing House's License Over Book On Rohingyas
Myanmar's junta has revoked the license of a publishing house for selling a popular foreign book on the military's brutal crackdown on the Rohingya minority.
