Why China’s loss could be South Korea’s gain as Southeast Asia seeks new weapons suppliers
South China Sea disputes, affordability and political trust help Seoul gain foothold in Southeast Asian arms market, analysts say China has been a major arms supplier to Southeast Asia, but ...
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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China in the Indo-Pacific: January 2025
This month, a spy scandal in the Philippines and Myanmar’s civil war highlighted China’s controversial involvement in the ...
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23 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar slavery camps
Some 138 Ethiopians and 23 Kenyans are among 260 foreigners rescued this week from a forced labour camp in Myanmar, where they were being held by a suspected Chinese cartel scamming people online.The ...
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CIMB Singapore Maintains Leading Position On Returns For New Business Accounts Opening
New customers enjoy 3.0%* p.a. on SGD BusinessGo / BusinessGo-i Account and 3.8%* p.a. on USD Interest Plus Current Account / USD BusinessGo-i Account SINGAPORE, /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the low ...
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260 Foreigners Rescued from Virtual Slavery in Myanmar’s Online Scam Centers Are Being Repatriated
Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after ...
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Thai Army Repatriates Around 260 Scam Victims From Eastern Myanmar
Bangkok has taken a number of recent measures to clamp down on the cyberfraud operations in the border region.