Myanmar
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US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest …
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The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial
A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othe…
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Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest
Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayA Myanmar mil…
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China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations
Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and i…
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Look to Myanmar for a vision of a world where authoritarians have unfettered power | Simon Tisdall
The brutality and repression there highlight the failings of a dysfunctional world order. Unless we do better,…
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Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such a…
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Historic Myanmar bridge destroyed in fighting
The renowned Gokteik bridge was bombed on Sunday, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each…
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London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war
National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s coloniesThe forgott…
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Myanmar army detaining two-year-olds as proxies for parents, witnesses tell UN
Investigators warn in a report that ‘frequency and brutality’ of atrocities in the country are continuing to e…
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Myanmar military junta using European technology for drone attacks, report says
Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering cal…
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Myanmar junta ends state of emergency as it prepares for elections
Opposition groups have vowed to snub poll that has been dismissed as ‘a fraud’ designed to legitimise military…
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Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariffMyanmar’s …
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South Sudan says eight deportees from the US are under government care
Deportees include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and MexicoWar-torn S…
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How refugees have helped save these midwestern cities: ‘That’s really something we celebrate’
In places like Dayton, Ohio, and Indianapolis, blighted neighborhoods and economies have been transformedAt a …
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Leaked footage and prison logs reveal Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention
Exclusive: Video and documents give rare glimpse inside daily life of the imprisoned civilian leader as she ne…