Myanmar crisis deepens as global focus fades

A senior United Nations monitor who has authored multiple reports on Myanmar since a 2021 military coup upended its fragile democracy is warning the country is sinking deeper into crisis.Tom Andrews served as Special Rapporteur on Myanmar for six years and …

Myanmar quake felt in Bangkok high-rises and parts of Thailand

Bangkok residents report shaking in tall buildings Public reports submitted to the Thai Meteorological Department showed that the tremor was felt in many Bangkok districts, particularly in office towers, hospitals, condominiums and other high-rise …

Fatal Consequences: Myanmar Proposes Death Penalty to Crush Global Scam Syndicates

There is a trend taking place throughout most of the border cities in Southeast Asia that relates to changes in rules regarding people living along the borders of nations. These areas were once considered as being obstacles to international law enforcement …

Northeast’s biggest drug corridor cracked; Myanmar kingpin held in Delhi after multi-state hunt

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Myanmar-based drug trafficker from Delhi, cracking open a cross-border syndicate that moved methamphetamine and heroin worth an estimated Rs 115 crore across five northeastern states and into Bangladesh …

Transnational drug network busted, Myanmar kingpin arrested in Delhi

Narcotics Control Bureau arrests key Myanmar-based drug kingpin Chintuang

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made a significant breakthrough in dismantling transnational drug trafficking networks operating along the India-Myanmar border with the arrest of Thancintuang, also known as Chintuang or Tluanga, in New Delhi. The …

NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate, arrests kingpin

GUWAHATI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested the kingpin of one of the biggest transnational drug trafficking networks operating along the India-Myanmar border. In a statement on Sunday (May 17, 2026), the NCB said Thachintuang, also known as …

Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby

Miners in Myanmar have found a very large and rare ruby weighing about 11,000 carats. It is believed to be the second-largest ruby ever found in the country, according to state media. Although it is about half the size of a bigger ruby found in 1996, …

Myanmar Military Regime Seeks Life Imprisonment For Crypto Fraud

(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) Myanmar's military government released the text of an Anti-Online Fraud Bill, signaling a hardening stance against digital currency scams and other online-fraud schemes as regional crime networks continue to evolve. The …

Myanmar Military Regime Proposes Life Sentence For Crypto Scammers

(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) Myanmar's military authorities have published the text of an Anti-Online Fraud Bill that would impose severe penalties on digital currency fraud and online scam operations. The draft statute, presented to the Pyidaungsu …