Thatchai said the crackdown so far has only affected a fraction of the vast operations in Myawaddy, which lies across a narrow river from the Thai town of Mae Sot. "It could be up to 50,000 or ...

One of those locations was in the town of Myawaddy, on the banks of a river that divides Thailand from Myanmar, and close to some of the largest scam compounds that NGOs say house thousands of ...

Since last year, Buakam and 18 of her compatriots have tried to send information to her government and the Thai government to rescue them from the call centre office by the Moei River, Myawaddy ...

It all seemed very credible." Zhang was then taken to the border between Thailand and Myanmar, crossing the river into Myawaddy, Myanmar. "At the time, I had no idea that river was the border.

sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanaphon Wuttison) ...

While Myawaddy has faced persistent power blackouts ... who pose for photos at the “China View” café across the river. Behind the glitz, however, Shwe Kokko is a hub of misery, the UN says ...

Combined KNU and PDF forces have made significant gains in coordinated offensives against regime troops since the start of the year.

These operations are centered in Myawaddy, a region on Myanmar's border with Thailand that has become a hotspot for organized internet fraud networks. These scams are not only run by Burmese ...

Some 250 residents from Myanmar sought shelter as fighting between the junta and resistance forces intensified in Myawaddy on April 18. The Burmese army reportedly fired artillery and deployed a ...