Sprawling fraud factories have mushroomed in war-torn Myanmar's border regions, housing scammers who target internet users with romance and business cons worth tens of billions of dollars annually.

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones used ...

Myanmar’s military government seized nearly 10,000 mobile phones and related equipment that it said were used in online fraud during a crackdown on scam centers near the Thai border. Searches and ...

China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 2022. By Francesca Regalado A Chinese-born businessman ...

In February 2025, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing reshuffled key military positions, mirroring the succession strategy of former military leader Than Shwe. By promoting younger officers and ...

Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are wondering: will they ever rise again or are they lost forever? This building lies ...

The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas. Credit...Video by AFP Supported by By Malachy Browne The powerful earthquake that shook ...

Recent satellite imagery shows the expansion of a notorious scam hub in southeastern Myanmar, linked to forced labor and other human rights abuses, that steals billions from unsuspecting Americans ...

Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday afternoon, ...

CROW WING TOWNSHIP, Minn. — An 81-year-old man is dead after his motorized paraglider failed and he crashed into a tree near Brainerd Wednesday evening, authorities said. A witness told the Crow Wing ...

CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. — An 81-year-old man is dead after he crashed his powered parachute in Crow Wing County. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office said Wayne Kyar was piloting a paramotor or ...

One man is dead after a powered parachute he was piloting crashed into a tree in Crow Wing County. On Wednesday at around 6:32 p.m., the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office responded to the North ...