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‘Industrial-scale scams’ and a state allegedly ‘co-opted’: What the rise and fall of the Prince group means for Cambodia

Indictment and arrest of Prince Group founder Chen Zhi has sparked questions about scam industry’s alleged ties to political elite, and integrity of government crackdown

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 Guardian - UK

Myanmar declares a “zero tolerance” policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park

The Independent UK

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Channel 4's Myanmar Scam Documentary Forces You to Feel Empathy for Your Scammers

Channel 4 investigation reveals Myanmar scam compounds using trafficked workers under torture threat to steal billions from victims worldwide.

International Business Times UK

Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia

Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy

The Guardian - AU

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar Junta Chief Visits Key Ally China

Myanmar's embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday -- his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 -- but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire.

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Myanmar's War Approaches Mandalay A Year After Rebel Offensive

On the outskirts of Mandalay, nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometres away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people.

International Business Times

Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Tens of thousands of people, many of them Chinese, have been caught up in cyber scams based in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

Did China deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?

Observers see China keeping Myanmar’s generals at a distance by not responding to Lancang-Mekong Cooperation invite.

Al Jazeera

Human trafficking rampant in Southeast Asia; victims duped

HANOI/BANGKOK -- Thousands of young people from Southeast Asia seeking job opportunities have been sold to gangs of Chinese scammers who force their victims to take part in crimes and physically assault them.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Global Pressure Mounts on Cambodia Over Foreign-run Trafficking, Scamming Rings

Cambodian authorities have rescued at least 900 foreign citizens from trafficking rings this year, the interior minister said.

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