YANGON: Around 168 foreign nationals who illegally entered Myawaddy-Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas have been detained by the authorities on Tuesday (Feb 25), sources said. Investigations are ...

I took note of such changes, walking from the Strand to the Sule Pagoda in Yangon and riding a gondola from Nyaung Shwe to a gorgeous resort on Inle Lake. But for a truly dizzying example of the ...

He reviewed border screening measures and later travelled to Shwe Kokko to observe efforts to crack down on scam networks. A Chinese assistant minister for public security visited the border district ...

A Karen BGF soldier guards people detained during a raid on alleged scam centres in Shwe Kokko on February 14 (Photo: Mae Sot Media) The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), the junta-aligned armed group ...

BANGKOK: The Border Guard Force (BGF) in Karen state on Friday (Feb 14) morning launched an operation against human traffickers and illegal businesses in Shwe Kokko New City, located in Myawaddy ...

BGF forces inspect hundreds of foreigners at a Shwe Kokko building as leader Maung Chit Thu pledges to return illegal workers to Thailand, February 14, 2025. BANGKOK — Thai security officials ...

The Border Guard Force (BGF) in Karen state on Friday morning launched an operation against human traffickers and illegal businesses in Shwe Kokko New City, located in Myawaddy township on the ...

My father, Dr Linn Htut, was transferred to Nyaung Shwe State Prison on 16 July 2021, after being held in an unknown military compound for five months. When they were finished torturing him ...

Welcome to Shwe Kokko, a brand new city sat in one of Asia's poorest corners, alleged to have been built on the proceeds of scams. Sat on the Myanmar-Thai border, it's home to a lucrative yet ...