In the wake of the rescue of two Japanese teens who had been lured into working for scam syndicates in Myanmar, concerns are ...

Individuals worked in the compound guarded by armed militia & the money earned was converted to crypto with help of finance centres that facilitated the conversion, it is learnt.

Illegal kidney sales driven by poverty have been documented in recent years across Asia, including in Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh. India has long been a hub for ...

Based on early assessments of some of the 5,000 people pulled out of sprawling scam hubs in Myanmar's Myawaddy area ... to ...

Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for ...

The junta wants to wipe the slate clean by winding up the joint-venture company that used to oversee the ill-fated port project and start all over with Russian investors.

Non-profits in the region advocating for migrant workers, wildlife, LGBT+ rights and other causes are scrambling to find new ...

Frustration runs high in sprawling camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the ...

The BBC understands that conditions in the camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of the freed workers, like Mike, are in poor health. He is suffering from panic attacks, after working ...

With the civil war showing no sign of ending, the country’s economic prospects will remain “bleak” in 2025-26.

A cybercrime syndicate in Myanmar has been accused of launching and pushing the gold coin cryptocurrency investment scam.

The $45 million diversity-focused program has so far provided 400 Burmese students—including Christian ethnic minorities—a ...