The Karen Border Guard Force in Myawaddy on the Thai border says it is working to break up trafficking operations in Karen State.

Fuel demand is soaring in the Myanmar border towns of Myawaddy, Payathonzu, and Tachileik after the Thai government cut off their electricity and fuel supply to cripple online scam centers there.

Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem.

The measures were announced on the eve of PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s state visit to China, during which she is set to ...

The power cut at 9 a.m. local time affects Myanmar’s Payathonzu in Mon state, Ban Muang Daeng and the Thai-Myanmar Friendship ...

Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar, October 2016. (Photo by Paul Vrieze / VOA/ public domain ...

The Kayin State Border Guard Force (BGF) announced on January 22 that it will cooperate with regional partner organizations, local authorities, the national government, international organizations and ...

For a short stint of about two months, Ko Wai Aung, 30, worked as a “tycoon” — a slang term used for employees in notorious online scam centers in Shwe Kokko, a town in Myawaddy Township in Kayin ...

During the meeting, senior officials from China, Myanmar and Thailand exchanged views on cooperation aimed at eliminating the telecom fraud base in Myawaddy, Myanmar. They unanimously agreed to ...

Showing unprecedented unity, non-state armed groups now contest control of ... Kachin, Shan, Kayah and Kayin States. Learn more about the IRC’s Myanmar response. Donate now to support the IRC's ...

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Myanmar has successfully facilitated the repatriation of six Indian nationals and one additional individual, who were released from the Myawaddy job scam ...