To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.

Southeast Asia has become a hub for telecom and other online fraud, especially in the border towns connecting Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, the latter of which is mired in a civil war. Hundreds of ...

In the pretext of getting high-paying jobs, about 47 people from Gopalganj district of Bihar are stranded in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia, and they are forced into conducting cyber fraud ...

Chinese authorities have reportedly rescued a Chinese model who was caught up in a human-trafficking ring in Myanmar's lawless borderlands. Chinese and Thai police had jointly arrested 12 suspects ...

BANGKOK (Agencies): The head of Thailand's state planning agency said on Friday it was maintaining its forecasts for the economy to grow by 2.8% this year and for foreign tourist arrivals to rise ...

The move comes after several high-profile cases, including the disappearance of Chinese actress Wang Xing, who was allegedly lured to Thailand by scammers before being transported to Myanmar.

Experts suggest that the Arakan Army’s victory over the junta could reshape not just Myanmar but also the geopolitical map of South Asia, with direct implications for Bangladesh, India ...

Questions about the safety of Chinese tourists were triggered earlier this month after actor Wang Xing went missing on the Thai-Myanmar border and authorities said he may have been a victim of human ...

On Thursday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged crackdowns by Southeast Asian nations on online gambling and telecom fraud, adding that a slew of such cases on the Thai-Myanmar border threatened and ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi implored Southeast Asian nations to intensify their efforts in eradicating online gambling and telecom fraud. These activities, he noted, pose significant risks to Chinese ...

Several Chinese nationals, including actor Wang Xing were lured to the Thailand-Myanmar border and became missing and trapped, sparking public concern. China's Ministry of Public Security ...

BANGKOK: Thai and Myanmar authorities have found no trace of Chinese model Yang Zeqi, whose last known location, as sent to his friends on Dec 21, was in Mae Sot district in Tak province ...