127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting
1 year, 4 months ago

127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — More than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups, Malaysia’s government said. The number of Malaysians rescued surged from an initial 26 to 127 in the past few days, Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir told local media late Monday before flying to New York. Earlier this month, 266 Thai victims of human traffickers, several Filipinos and a Singaporean were also rescued from Laukkaing and taken to China’s Kunming city, where they boarded chartered flights to Bangkok. Cybercrime targeting Chinese victims has become a major concern, and China has pushed hard to eliminate the groups based in Myanmar and other countries and to send the perpetrators back to China for prosecution.

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Indonesia begins repatriating more than 500 freed Myanmar scam centre workers
1 week, 4 days ago

Indonesia begins repatriating more than 500 freed Myanmar scam centre workers

Hindustan Times  

Indonesia on Tuesday began repatriating more than 500 of its nationals freed from online scam centres in Myanmar, officials said, bringing them home from an ordeal where they suffered violence and threats. Indonesia begins repatriating more than 500 freed Myanmar scam centre workers Cyberscam operations, which have thrived in Myanmar's lawless border areas for several years, lure foreign workers with …

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases

Firstpost  

Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for trials. A total of 2,876 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar to China as part of a joint operation involving China, …

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases

Firstpost  

Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for trials. Representational Image A total of 2,876 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar to China as part of a joint operation …

549 Indians rescued from cyber scam centres in Myanmar
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

549 Indians rescued from cyber scam centres in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

India has brought back 549 of its citizens who were freed from cyber crime centres located along the Myanmar-Thailand border in two flights operated by military aircraft, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday. Most of the Indians were freed, along with citizens of other South and Southeast Asian countries, during a recent crackdown on the cyber crime centres along …

Over 280 Indians trapped by fake job offers in Myanmar rescued, repatriated via IAF flight
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Over 280 Indians trapped by fake job offers in Myanmar rescued, repatriated via IAF flight

India TV News  

Over 280 Indians trapped by fake job offers in Myanmar rescued, repatriated via IAF flight As per the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian embassies in Myanmar and Thailand have coordinated with the local authorities to secure the repatriation of the Indian nationals on Monday by an Indian Air Force aircraft from Mae Sot in Thailand. As many as 283 Indian …

Nearly 300 Indian nationals brought back home following release from scam centres in Myanmar
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Nearly 300 Indian nationals brought back home following release from scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Around 7,000 workers from at least two dozen countries have been freed, the majority of them Chinese, but many have been languishing in squalid conditions in temporary holding camps on the Myanmar-Thai border Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and …

Nearly 300 Indians repatriated from Myanmar scam centres
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Nearly 300 Indians repatriated from Myanmar scam centres

New Indian Express  

Bangkok, Thailand: Nearly 300 Indians flew home through Thailand on Monday after being released from scam centres in Myanmar, officials in the kingdom said, as part of efforts to shut down the illegal online fraud operations. A group of Indian officials crossed into Myanmar to accompany seven buses taking the freed Indian nationals -- as well as three more carrying …

What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour
2 weeks, 5 days ago

What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour

ABC  

A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar. Thousands of young men and women from Asia, Europe and Africa released last month from modern day slavery are now waiting in an indefinite limbo at repurposed scam centres and army …

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
2 weeks, 5 days ago

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border

Hindustan Times  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes. “The ministry attaches very high importance to this and is aware that there are sick people, and that they need to be repatriated,” Nikorndej Balankura, spokesman …

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
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1 month ago

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late Friday, part of a massive repatriation movement that is straining regional resources. They were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam centers by Thailand, Myanmar and China. “They were healthy,” said …

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
1 month ago

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home

Hindustan Times  

* Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home Multi-national crackdown launched on scam compounds * Hundreds of foreign nationals moved to militia camp * Conditions in the camp are difficult, witnesses say * Some face problems trying to go home, they say By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, - Hundreds of foreign nationals …

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
1 month ago

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional resources. The Indonesians were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam centers by Thailand, Myanmar and China. …

84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
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1 month ago

84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort that follows a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China. Last week, the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said they were coordinating to repatriate as many as 270 of their citizens stranded in …

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
1 month ago

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

Live Mint  

MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them say the unprecedented number is straining the resources of Thailand just across the border and leading to delays. The crackdown coordinated among Thailand, Myanmar and China …

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
1 month ago

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

LA Times  

People from China, Vietnam, Ethiopia believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers gather after they were rescued in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar on Wednesday. A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to more than 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those …

Myanmar repatriates more than 100 Chinese nationals in third batch of scam centre crackdown
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar repatriates more than 100 Chinese nationals in third batch of scam centre crackdown

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta said in a statement that a third group of 111 Chinese nationals was handed over on Saturday via the Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 at the Thai border town of Mae Sot A Chinese national, who was taken from scam centers in Myanmar amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border, is escorted by soldiers …

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, 100s being airlifted by China
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, 100s being airlifted by China

Op India  

On Thursday, as many as 1000 Chinese nationals were airlifted from Myanmar to China after being rescued from online scam centres. In recent days, thousands of Chinese nationals who were lured to Thailand on the pretext of jobs and trafficked into Myanmar, have been rescued and repatriated as a part of a crackdown on online scam centres in Myanmar. Deported …

Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam center workers
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam center workers

Raw Story  

Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam center workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations. Myanmar's junta said in a statement that a second group of 300 Chinese nationals was handed over on Friday via the Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 at the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Chinese foreign ministry …

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres
1 month, 1 week ago

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres

Al Jazeera  

Thailand is facilitating the transfer of thousands of people rescued from scam centres on the border of Myanmar. As many as 1,000 Chinese nationals rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar are due to return home following an international crackdown on the illegal operations. The Karen Border Guard Force, a group allied with Myanmar’s military government, says it will deport …

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar
1 month, 1 week ago

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Thousands of foreigners are expected to be repatriated from Myanmar in the coming weeks, starting with hundreds of Chinese nationals over the next three days Chinese Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi is surrounded by media after inspecting the repatriation of alleged scam centre workers and victims from China, at Mae Sot International Airport in Tak province on February 20, …

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar
1 month, 1 week ago

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Thousands of foreigners are expected to be repatriated from Myanmar in the coming weeks, starting with hundreds of Chinese nationals over the next three days Chinese Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi is surrounded by media after inspecting the repatriation of alleged scam centre workers and victims from China, at Mae Sot International Airport in Tak province on February 20, …

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
1 month, 1 week ago

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China. Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims …

Battered Myanmar scam center workers wait for deportation to China
1 month, 1 week ago

Battered Myanmar scam center workers wait for deportation to China

Raw Story  

Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centers in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as Beijing and Thailand finalized plans on Wednesday for their repatriation. In a shabby, strip-lit room in a building in Shwe Kokko -- a Myanmar border town known as a hub for scam centers -- dozens of workers, mostly Chinese, sprawled on …

Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border

Hindustan Times  

By Shoon Naing Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border Feb 18 - Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations. Hundreds of thousands of people trafficked by criminal gangs have …

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
1 month, 1 week ago

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry. Thailand and China coordinate crackdown on scam centers On a visit to China in early February, Thai Prime Minister …

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
1 month, 2 weeks ago

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand’s army announced Thursday. In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia, the Thai army said it was coordinating an effort to repatriate some 260 people believed to have …

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar
2 months ago

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns. Earlier this month, Chinese actor Wang Xing was lured by a promise of an acting opportunity and traveled …

Chinese model rescued from scam centre in Myanmar
2 months, 1 week ago

Chinese model rescued from scam centre in Myanmar

ABC  

Chinese authorities have reportedly rescued a Chinese model who was caught up in a human-trafficking ring in Myanmar's lawless borderlands. China's state security ministry said in a statement on Friday that Yang Zeqi and several other victims had been rescued and returned to China. "After work, Wang Mou, Sun Mouqiang, Yang Mouqi, Wu Mouqi, Lin Mouling, Xu Mouning and others …

Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M

Hindustan Times  

KUALA LUMPUR, - Malaysia's coast guard escorted away from its waters two boats carrying almost 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants found in a state of exhaustion for lack of food and water, a top agency official said. Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M Authorities gave the migrants food supplies and clean drinking water after the boats were discovered on Friday …

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 people believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees who were found to have entered the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said that it had information that two more boats were attempting to enter the country after a boatload of 196 Rohingya …

Malaysia doubles patrols to intercept Myanmar migrant boats after 200 detained
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia doubles patrols to intercept Myanmar migrant boats after 200 detained

Firstpost  

The coastguard said police had detained 196 undocumented Myanmar migrants in the early hours of Friday after their boat came ashore on a beach on the resort island of Langkawi. Malaysia’s coastguard announced on Friday that it is intensifying patrols in its territorial waters to intercept boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants. ”Based on information the coastguard received, two more boats …

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
4 months ago

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful rebel group has …

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees
9 months, 1 week ago

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

Al Jazeera  

Amin thinks it was about a month before they arrived in Malaysian waters. It was the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malaysia had locked down and sealed its borders, but the people smugglers were hoping that the virus would quickly die down and border control would relax, Amin said. “We were like skeletons.” Amin said that there were …

About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
11 months, 1 week ago

About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas. Fighters from the Karen ethnic minority last week captured the last of the Myanmar army’s outposts in and around Myawaddy, which is connected to Thailand by two bridges across …

Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar
1 year ago

Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. For Rohingya refugees living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, escaping across the seas might …

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre
1 year, 1 month ago

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre

Al Jazeera  

Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya refugees and other people from Myanmar after they escaped from a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north. Other people from Myanmar have sought sanctuary in Malaysia amid a deepening civil war since the …

More than 40,000 Chinese nationals involved in online scams deported from Myanmar
1 year, 3 months ago

More than 40,000 Chinese nationals involved in online scams deported from Myanmar

Op India  

Myanmar authorities have arrested and deported more than 40,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since the country’s law enforcement officers launched a crackdown on online scams in September this year. A statement made in mid-December by the State Administration Council, the official name of the military junta ruling Myanmar, stated that between October 31 and December 15, around 12,050 Chinese …

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

In late October, Sai Lam had an uneasy feeling. “ I’m still safe enough that I can help people facing danger.” No refuge Even before the start of Operation 1027, Myanmar was experiencing unprecedented levels of armed conflict and a humanitarian crisis. In March this year, its human rights office found that the military’s use of four cuts was driving …

China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
1 year, 3 months ago

China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a shootout, confession videos and national TV broadcasts of arrests of high-profile suspects. “China seems to be very focused and intent on cleaning its border,” said Jason Tower, an expert on Myanmar’s cyberscam …

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including …

China says resettling people fleeing northern Myanmar clashes
1 year, 4 months ago

China says resettling people fleeing northern Myanmar clashes

The Hindu  

China said on Thursday it was helping resettle people who have crossed its border fleeing clashes in northern Myanmar, where the UN says over 200,000 people have been displaced by fighting between the junta and an alliance of ethnic minority groups. "Since the outbreak of fighting in northern Myanmar, some people from the Myanmar side have entered the Chinese territory …

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

The Hindu  

Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army have blocked vital trade routes to China and say they have captured dozens of …

About 90,000 people displaced by Myanmar conflict: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

About 90,000 people displaced by Myanmar conflict: UN

Al Jazeera  

Aid efforts are struggling as fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups intensifies. About 90,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar due to the intensifying conflict between the country’s military rulers and an alliance of ethnic armed groups, the United Nations said. Two weeks ago, the Three Brotherhood Alliance, one of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed alliances, launched a …

Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military has lost control of a strategic town on the Chinese border following days of clashes with ethnic armed groups, in what analysts say is the biggest military challenge it has faced since seizing power. Fighting has raged since Friday across northern Shan state, with an alliance of ethnic groups claiming to have seized four towns, blocked trade routes …

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI
1 year, 4 months ago

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI

News 18  

China’s public security minister has held talks with Myanmar’s junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday, following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar. Wang Xiaohong, who is also a member of China’s cabinet, the State Council, met the junta’s home minister Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae in the capital Naypyidaw, the Global New …

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises
1 year, 5 months ago

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on Tuesday not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional meeting on Rohingya refugee assistance in Bangkok, he emphasized that a ”voluntary, dignified return to Myanmar” by the Rohingya refugees …

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China
1 year, 6 months ago

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China

The Diplomat  

Beijing’s strategic interests in Myanmar and mainland Southeast Asia ensure that the crackdown on transnational criminality is likely to remain partial and selective. A group of 109 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in a telecom fraud operation in northern Myanmar were handed over to Chinese police on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, the latest in a series of publicized deportations of …

Myanmar arrests nearly 150 fleeing Rohingya
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar arrests nearly 150 fleeing Rohingya

The Hindu  

Myanmar authorities have arrested nearly 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee the country, an official told AFP on Tuesday. The military launched a crackdown on Rohingya in 2017, and thousands now risk their lives each year making perilous journeys from camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar to reach Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangladesh and Myanmar have discussed efforts to begin …

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution
1 year, 8 months ago

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed their alarm over — and condemnation of — air strikes, artillery shelling, and other acts of deadly violence in Myanmar, but struggled Friday to overcome differences on how to address the prolonged civil strife. The 10-nation bloc includes Myanmar, but its foreign minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due …

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