Locals say Chinese mafia keep running cyber fraud centers in parts of Shan State controlled by the junta or the United Wa State Army, who profit handsomely.

State, Myanmar. Today, he is a powerful figure in Myawaddy and the mastermind behind the multibillion-dollar new city of Shwe Kokko, currently making headlines as an alleged hub of transnational scams ...

As a result, Burma, as it was known then, lived in an almost North Korea-like state of isolation ... from the Strand to the Sule Pagoda in Yangon and riding a gondola from Nyaung Shwe to a gorgeous ...

The UWSA controls Wa state in northern and southern Shan State and has an estimated 30,000 soldiers and a sophisticated arsenal of weapons. The meeting in Panghsang or Pangkham, the Wa capital, also ...

Weijian Shan is the executive chairman of PAG, a leading Asia-focused private equity firm. Prior to PAG, he was a partner of the private equity firm TPG, and co-managing partner of TPG Asia ...