Bangkok- The recent kidnapping of a Chinese TV actor in Myanmar and his subsequent release is shedding new light on the lengths to which human traffickers running online scam centers in the war-torn country will go to lure potential victims. Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing on January 3 in Mae Sot, a city in … Read more
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysian authorities said on Saturday they had turned back two boats carrying about 300 people believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees who were found to have entered the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said it had received information that two more boats were attempting to enter the country after … Read more
Washington— As Myanmar’s military government prepares for elections in 2025, attention turns to neighboring China, which critics say is pushing Southeast Asian countries to regard the vote as a solution to Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis. Is putting pressure. In February 2021, a military coup in Myanmar overthrew the democratically elected government and triggered a civil … Read more
Bangkok- Thailand says regional talks held Friday on a stalled peace plan for Myanmar were “clear” but failed to reach agreement on a way forward. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, gathered in Bangkok to discuss a five-point consensus agreed to by the bloc in April 2021, two months after Myanmar’s … Read more