They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world ...
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Taiwan's government accused of failing victims trapped in scam compounds
A car came and ... They went to the police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) immediately after they found out in September that Chen Xiaoping's son was trapped in a Myanmar scam centre.
Musk rallies the far right in Europe. Tesla is paying the price.
Analysts say he may have a longer-term goal for his business empire: backing political parties that might cut back ...
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Lured to work in ‘scam centers,’ Filipinos pay for freedom or escape
They traveled by car to Kota Kinabalu and then boarded a ... Among all the interviewed Filipinos trafficked to Myanmar also claimed that certain immigration officials at Naia did not ask them ...
The Press Democrat4h
Sebastopol Police Department debuts new hybrid $85,000 Ford Explorers ... with private donor footing the bill
The Sebastopol Police Department is using money from a private endowment to replace its aging fleet of patrol vehicles in stages.
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Myanmar junta chief announces election for December or January
March 8 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said on Saturday, citing the junta chief, who provided the first ...
China Internet Information Center22d
Myanmar's police destroy 30 acres of poppy in eastern state
YANGON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police have destroyed 30 acres of opium poppy fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday. The fields were located ...
The Irrawaddy7d
Crony Distributors Seek to Manufacture BYD EVs in Myanmar
The junta chief’s son is invested in two of the three authorized BYD distributors now hoping to assemble EVs in-country ...
The Jakarta Post19d
Thai police rescue former Indramayu councilor trafficked to Myanmar
hai police recently rescued an Indonesian national named Robiin, a former member of the Indramayu Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) in West Java, from a human trafficking operation in Myanmar ...
The Star28d
240,000 stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar
YANGON: Myanmar police seized 240,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Monday (Feb 10). Acting on a tip-off ...
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VIDEO: Man steals police car, carjacks woman, then crashes car
KEY LARGO, Fla. (WPLG/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Body and dash cameras caught a bizarre chase in which a shirtless man stole a police car and used it to carjack a woman, then crashed her car.
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2 Savannah Police cars involved in crash on Montgomery St. and 37th St.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Two Savannah Police cars were in a crash on Montgomery Street and 37th Street in Savannah. According to Savannah Police, officers were responding to a commercial burglary at ...