Myanmar

Powerful earthquake strikes central Myanmar – Go Health Pro

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Powerful earthquake strikes central Myanmar – Go Health Pro

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday afternoon, causing at least 152 deaths and serious damage in the country’s central region and even hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, capital of neighbouring Thailand. The epicentre … Read more

Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs – Go Health Pro

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Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs – Go Health Pro

The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds. These heavily-guarded fraud factories house armies of people, coerced into defrauding innocent people through bogus investment and romance baiting scams. The operators of the compounds earn billions of dollars each year … Read more