Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown

In the weeks before his extraction, Sun wondered if he would ever be able to escape the drudgery, threats and violence of the scam centres. "I thought about the possibility (of dying)... almost every day," he told AFP. AFP obtained a copy of a...

Opening Speech by Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Central Committee, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Senior…

15 October 2025 Esteemed national brethren of the Union, Today marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the auspicious occasion of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and...

The Intangible Yet Unmistakable Costs of Myanmar’s Political Crisis

The protracted Myanmar crisis is now everyone’s problem. The time for ASEAN to act is now. As the Gaza crisis seemingly draws to a close, actors within and outside of Myanmar are looking to end their own crisis, with or without external help. One...

TNLA Denies Myanmar Regime Troops Have Entered Hsipaw in Northern Shan

Residents say Myanmar regime troops entered the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled town of Hsipaw in northern Shan State on Wednesday, though the ethnic army denied the claims. Hsipaw is located between Kyaukme, recently recaptured...

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk’s Starlink

Scam city: a part of KK Park, the biggest scam centre in the cluster of 27 around Myawaddy, Myanmar - Copyright AFP Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Isabel Kua with Matthew Walsh in Lincang, China; Nalini Lepetit-Chella in Paris; and AFP teams in Mae Sot,...

Myanmar detains 51 undocumented foreign entrants

October 14, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 37 Myanmar detained 31 Chinese nationals, 15 Filipinos, four Indonesians and one Pakistani, totalling 51 individuals, involved in telecom fraud and other criminal activities in Kayin State, yesterday. Between...

Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds

Scam compounds continue to thrive long after a highly publicized international crackdown in February, and the cut-off of electricity, gasoline, and internet to Karen State’s Myawaddy. Thai lawmaker Kannavee Suebsang, who led the repatriation...

Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing enjoys Myanmar-Russia-Belarus Trilateral Entertainment

Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the Myanmar-Russia-Belarus Trilateral Entertainment at...

Surviving On Leaves, Rohingya Tell Of Hunger Catastrophe In Myanmar’s Rakhine

Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine State is facing a hunger catastrophe, where Rohingya families describe boiling leaves and grass to survive amid military blockades and vanishing aid. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,...

Myanmar Invites ASEAN to Send Election Observers to Year-end Polls

Myanmar’s military administration has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send a team to observe its planned elections in December and January, according to Malaysia, the bloc’s current chair. In a statement on Saturday,...

The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 14: Scene (MoeMaKa, October 15, 2025) The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar After two years and three days of relentless warfare, Israel’s military campaign to eradicate...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 16, 2025

INDONESIA 1. PURBAYA HITS OUT AT PLAN TO ‘RETURN’ IDLE MEAL FUNDS -- THE JAKARTA POST Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has called for improved budget absorption for the free nutritious meals (MBG) programme, after the National Nutrition...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 16, 2025

INDONESIA 1. PURBAYA HITS OUT AT PLAN TO ‘RETURN’ IDLE MEAL FUNDS -- THE JAKARTA POST Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has called for improved budget absorption for the free nutritious meals (MBG) programme, after the National Nutrition...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Four Soldiers Killed and Four Injured in Landmine Ambush in Tatkon Township, Nay Pyi Taw October 12 Radio NUG According to the Myo Thit People’s Defense Force (PDF), a military unit of 16...

Myanmar town in ruins amid battle for control

Kyaukme, Myanmar, Oct. 13: Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar's military government, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town's once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors at some stalls closed them at...

A hot meal is a good education policy

Every day, over 100 million children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) go hungry; millions arrive at school on an empty stomach, hurting concentration and the ability to learn. In conflict-affected countries, children are twice as likely...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Arakan Army Warns Bangladesh’s Interim Government That Rising Support for Militancy Within Its Military Could Threaten Border and ASEAN Regional Stability October 12 The Arakan Army (AA)...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. WY Drug Seizure in an NUG-Controlled Township within Sagaing Region October 12 The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration of the National Unity Government (NUG) announced today, October...

China airs confession from northern Myanmar crime boss Wei Hauiren

Criminal gangs in northern Myanmar targeted Chinese citizens with the support of local political and military leaders, state media has reported. On Wednesday, the national broadcaster CCTV aired a confession from the head of an alleged crime...

A Saffron survivor: From Myanmar to Massachusetts

In a small coastal town in Southeastern Massachusetts, there is a grocery store selling fresh, hand-rolled sushi for $5.99. The man rolling that sushi has lived an extraordinary life, full of international travel, government positions,...