With Myanmar in disarray, under heavy bombardment and rights abuses rampant, there is no way it can hold free and fair elections next month, the UN rights chief said Monday. "To hold elections under these circumstances is unfathomable,

A drive along the Moei River, which forms a section of the border between the two countries, underscores the consequences of Myanmar’s latest military dictatorship and its associated lawlessness. The Myanmar side is a strip of imposing buildings that are widely reported to be used as a base for international online scams.

This handout satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, taken and received on Nov. 9, shows the KK Park complex following a declared military crackdown that left some destruction at the scam compound in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township along the Moei River facing Mae Sot district (top and right) in Thailand's border province of Tak. (Photo: AFP)

As Myanmar raided a notorious scam centre on its border with Thailand, a video was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed the junta making arrests at a hub in the frontier area of Myawaddy.

Chinese and Thai authorities have tried to crack down on violent criminal gangs running vast fraud operations in Myanmar's borderlands.

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested at least 88 people for criticizing its planned election under a harsh new Election Protection Law enacted just three months ago. Passed on July 29, the law is driving an escalating crackdown as the junta counts down to a vote widely condemned as a sham designed to legitimize military rule.

Myanmar has emerged as the first export customer of the Russian Mil Mi-38T assault transport helicopter after the military government (State Security and

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has foiled two separate smuggling attempts in St Martin's Island and Chattogram, arresting 15 smugglers and seizing goods worth several lakh taka. Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq,

Amid growing international rejection of its planned election, Myanmar’s military regime declared on Monday that any interference by foreign countries would have no impact on its plans to hold the vote.