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Inside Asia’s scam sweatshops – and why they are so hard to shut down

An estimated 120,000 people in Myanmar are being forced to work in online scam operations

The Independent UK

Cambodia extradites tycoon accused of running global scam centres to China

Chen Zhi was sanctioned by US and UK last year for allegedly running a transnational criminal network built on online fraud and exploitation of trafficked workers

The Independent UK

In a Time of Extreme Peril, Burmese Journalists Tell Stories From the Shadows

American foreign policy complicates an already difficult situation for those reporting on the civil war in Myanmar.

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Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported from Thailand by mistake

Thai police are pursuing a Myanmar man accused of raping and killing a Thai woman in the northern province of Tak, after discovering he had been mistakenly deported by immigration officials.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi

In a separate announcement, the authorities said 52 foreign nationals would also be released and deported

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta fails in bid to force high turnout for sham elections

Military-backed party claims victory in first phase of widely discredited three-part general election, with turnout down by some 18%

The Independent UK

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‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety

The Guardian - UK

Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the 'Big One'

The fault that ruptured in the March quake was simple and mature, which allowed the quake's energy to shoot right to the surface.

LiveScience

Democracy in retreat amid growing global conflict and aid cuts, warns David Miliband

WORLD OF TROUBLE: David Miliband tells the World of Trouble podcast with Sam Kiley that there currently 59 significant conflicts going on around the world, including Sudan, DRC, Gaza, Ethiopia and Myanmar

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military-backed party claims strong lead in election's first phase

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general election in five years

The Independent UK

Cyber slavery in Myanmar, staged encounters in UP: What it took to uncover these stories this year

Young Indians with hopes and aspirations trapped in the dark underbelly of cyber slavery in Myanmar. Families in Uttar Pradesh living in fear of police ‘half-encounters’. And a year spent telling stories of people fighting to survive.

Newslaundry

Photos show Myanmar holding its first election since the military seized power

Voters in Myanmar cast ballots in the first phase of the country’s general election Sunday. The polls are being held under military rule during a civil war. Critics argue the election is a facade to legitimize military control under the pretense of civilian rule.

The Independent UK

Polls close in first ballot of Myanmar's general election since military seized power in 2021 coup

Final results are expected to be announced by February after two more rounds of voting are completed, but the ballot is widely being criticised and dismissed as a sham.

Euronews

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The Guardian - UK

Polls close in first phase of Myanmar elections widely condemned as a sham

Turnout appears low for vote in which most candidates seen as allies of junta and large areas excluded by war

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar is going to the polls. But it’s not the people who hold the power – it’s China

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisive

The Independent UK

Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a civil war

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

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GLIMPSES: Prepping polling machines ahead of Myanmar's weekend election

Before the polls comes the preparation

Newslaundry

‘Purity’ doesn’t bring peace: 2025’s warning for Bangladesh, Myanmar, Assam and Bengal polls next year

Four upcoming elections are set to shape the politics and security of a region that sits at the strategically sensitive junction of India and China and directly affect the lives of a population larger than that of every country in the world barring India and China.

The Independent UK

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

The Conversation

Huge online scam operations are flourishing in war-torn Myanmar – I travelled there to find out why

South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime syndicates from fortified compounds in countries like Myanmar, which has been embroiled in a nationwide armed conflict since…

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote in sham election, UN says

Prominent cultural figures have been handed harsh years-long prison sentences for questioning a state propaganda film

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to know

The ruling junta says the heavily restricted polls are a return to democracy but critics are wary

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