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A refugee from Myanmar who was granted a work permit by the Thai government works at a longan farm in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on Nov. 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 19, 2025
Leaving border camps for orchards, Myanmar refugees join Thai workforce
In August, Thailand's government said thousands of Myanmar refugees who live along the Thai-Myanmar border would be given employment rights for the first time.
An employee works on a solar panel production line at a factory in China. Myanmar gets most of its solar panels from China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 14, 2025
War-torn Myanmar embraces solar power due to necessity, not climate goals
The Southeast Asian country's electricity supply has deteriorated since a 2021 military coup and the ensuing civil war, exposing millions to chronic blackouts.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has leaned into the involvement of ethnic Chinese or citizens in scam operations.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
U.S. ‘Strike Force’ to combat scam centers in Southeast Asia
The U.S. Justice Department is aiming to fight a surge in cryptocurrency‑investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations.
Chinese businessman She Zhijiang (second from right) is escorted by Royal Thai Police out of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
Thailand extradites alleged Chinese racketeer linked to Myanmar scam hub
She Zhijiang, 43, had been in Thai custody since 2022 after spending more than a decade on the run from Chinese authorities.
Iman Sharif, 18, a survivor from a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community, which sank in waters near the Thailand-Malaysia border, is brought to a rescue operations center six days after the incident, at Langkawi, Malaysia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2025
Rohingya survivor recalls deadly boat sinking; more bodies found   
For years, many Rohingya have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighboring countries to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
The KK Park complex on Sunday, following a declared military crackdown that left some damage at the scam compound in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2025
Images show Myanmar scam hub largely standing despite crackdown
One expert said the images were evidence that military raids were limited in order to preserve the hugely profitable illicit industry.
A member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) searches for survivors after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized near the Malaysia-Thailand border on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2025
Eleven found dead in Thai-Malaysia search after Rohingya migrant boat sinks
About 70 people are believed to have been on board the capsized vessel, and the status of another boat carrying 230 passengers remained unclear.
Buildings are adorned with advertisements for gambling sites and what appears to be Starlink satellite dishes at KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2025
Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings
Experts say the raids are likely limited, choreographed and intentionally publicized as the junta tries to appear cracking down on scammers while still profiting from them.
People from various countries who were working in the KK Park compound in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand via the Moei river, board a vehicle on Oct. 24 as Thai soldiers keep watch.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2025
Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush
Online scam hubs have mushroomed across Southeast Asia, draining victims of billions of dollars annually in elaborate romance and crypto cons.
A sign hangs above desks used by the Burmese-language service in the offices of Radio Free Asia, following the termination of funding for the station, which broadcast in nine Asian languages, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies, in Washington on March 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and U.S. shutdown
Long a thorn in Beijing's side, RFA's closure comes just as the U.S. president meets his Chinese counterpart on an Asia trip seeking better relations.
Myanmar’s retired General Tin Aung San, left, a candidate for the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, attends a campaign kick-off event in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Myanmar arrests three artists for ‘disrupting election’
Rights monitors say the new speech laws oppress dissent ahead of the junta-organized election.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said India has sought Thailand's cooperation in the repatriation of some 500 Indian nationals who fled a Myanmar scam center.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2025
India to repatriate 500 nationals who fled Myanmar scam center: Thai PM
More than 1,500 people from 28 countries have crossed the border into Thailand following a military raid.
A Thai soldier keeps watch over people who crossed over from Myanmar, as they wait to be screened and interrogated by officials on Oct. 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2025
Myanmar detains over 10,000 foreigners in scam center crackdown
The move comes as the international community pressures the junta to dismantle billion-dollar scam networks.
Construction at the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township on Sept. 17, seen from across the Thai border
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2025
Hundreds flee to Thailand after latest raid on Myanmar scam center
A recent investigation revealed construction at several compounds, while Starlink receivers had been installed apparently connecting the hubs to the satellite internet network.
The KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2025
Myanmar junta says it raided scam compound and seized 30 Starlink receivers
Internet sweat shops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar's lawless border regions.
Alleged victims of Myanmar's scam centers in the process of repatriation on Feb. 12. Fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2025
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk's Starlink
China, Thailand and Myanmar had pressured militias into vowing to "eradicate" the compounds in February, releasing around 7,000 people from a brutal call center-like system.
Damage to vehicles at the site of a military strike on a protest in central Myanmar's Chaung U township is seen on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025
Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest
A military strike on a festival and anti-junta protest in central Myanmar on Monday evening killed at least 25 people, and possibly as many as 43.
Buddhist devotees light earthern lamps at Botahtaung Pagoda to mark the full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2025
Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest, residents say
Hundreds of people were gathered in central Myanmar's Chaung U township for the Thadingyut full moon festival when the military reportedly dropped bombs on the crowd.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a meeting in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 31.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 3, 2025
Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
Min Aung Hlaing's travels are part of a diplomatic push to win support for a controversial December election.
"My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass and gave it to them just to keep them quiet," said Ajib Bahar, 38, from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state grappling with hunger crisis, aid groups say
More than 100,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Osaka proposes to halt applications for minpaku private lodgings
The Osaka Prefectural Government and several municipalities on Monday submitted a proposal to halt new special-zone minpaku applications, citing repeated complaints about some foreign guests.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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