5 days ago · Around them, the Myanmar military and a hotch-potch of rebel armies and warlords are fighting for control of Karen State. The scams have grown into a multi-billion dollar business.

6 days ago · China previously worked with authorities in Myanmar to crack down on scam centers in northern Shan state, near the Chinese border. In 2023, as ethnic rebel groups gained …

5 days ago · How a viral post saved a Chinese actor from Myanmar's scam centres. Lured and trapped into scam slavery in South East Asia. China spent millions on this new trade route - …

Jul 22, 2023 · Around 25km upriver lies what experts believe to be ground zero of the Myanmar scam trade: Shwe Kokko, a small city of casinos, hotels, KTV rooms and scam compounds. …

6 days ago · BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government …

Feb 1, 2025 · New scam rooms are cropping up to the south, including along Myanmar’s border with Thailand’s Kachanburi province — Rangsiman pointed to the border along Thailand’s …

Jan 27, 2025 · BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, …

Apr 20, 2024 · Instead, the 24-year-old Sri Lankan found himself trapped in the Myanmar jungle, being tortured for refusing to help trick lonely, rich men out of thousands in so-called romance …

Dec 17, 2023 · From bases in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, the gangs coerce their captives into carrying out complicated online scams that prey on the lonely and vulnerable around the …

Sep 26, 2024 · Myanmar’s crime groups, protected by a pro-military warlord, are expanding amid China’s support for the junta. Internet scams threaten U.S. and others’ national interests. The …