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. Two buses carrying the Indonesians arrived Thursday in the Thai border city of Mae Sot,

With Chinese New Year a public holiday, armed guards protecting China’s interests and Beijing intervening directly in the war in Shan, many wonder who is running Myanmar.

China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations run from the region.

A sweeping crackdown led by authorities from Thailand, China and Myanmar has dismantled scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border and freed thousands from nearly 30 countries, but helping them return home remains a big challenge,

In recent weeks, authorities from China, Thailand and Myanmar have attempted to dismantle scam centers and illegal online operations on the border

Scam center bosses in Shan and Karen states owe their fortunes to Min Aung Hlaing; he tried to protect many of them until China demanded he hand them over.

During Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, one of the main topics of discussion was the proliferation of scam centers close to Thailand’s borders in Myanmar,

In an interview with The Irrawaddy's Ei Kay Kyaw, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd says the junta’s new law allowing China to protect its local interests using security firms risks making Myanmar a ‘client state’.

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.

Last week, some 260 people from 20 nations, including many from Africa, crossed from Myanmar into Thailand after they were reportedly rescued from scam centers. On a visit to China in early February, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed along ...

China has called on Thailand to continue cutting off supply of essential services such as electricity, fuel, and Internet access across the border to Myanmar to .pressure Myanmar's government and certain ethnic groups to take more action against criminal gangs involved in fraudulent scam activities.