Tuesday, October 8, 2024

More than 300 Chinese nationals handed to China by Wa State after Crackdown on Cyber Scam

August 16
Wa State raided scam compound in largest operation since its crackdown on cyberfraud began last year. 308 Chinese nationals and seized equipment handed over to Chinese police on Yunnan border on 17 Aug.



Chinese Suspects in Scam in Kokang handed to China by Wa State

August 21
Wa State arrests 9 Chinese suspects allegedly involved in the Crouching Tiger Villa (卧虎山庄) scam compound in Kokang, where a massacre of workers allegedly happened in 2023. Suspects handed to China.




What a South African Victim reports about the Cyber-Scamming-Industry in Myanmar

August 27:
Cyber scam operations in Myawaddy along the Thailand-Myanmar border are not just a threat to Southeast Asians, but a global threat. @EmilyFishbein11 talks to South African victims trafficked into the cyber-scamming industry. What they told her.




Chinas Public Security says over 50'000 Chinese Fraud Suspects arrested in Northern Myanmar

August 28:
Ministry of Public Security states during press conference that over 50,000 Chinese fraud suspects have been arrested in northern Myanmar and repatriated, China continues to increase law enforcement cooperation and sustain crackdown. Read more.



After Chinese Pressure Chinese Cyber Scam Syndicate from Myawaddy relocates to Three Pagodas Pass

Crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy Township and northern Myanmar results in relocation, with Kayin BGF and DKBA helping Chinese criminal syndicates set up shop farther south in Payathonesu near Three Pagodas Pass, reports Frontier Myanmar.




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Monday, February 15, 2021

Protests against Military Coup in Myanmar on February 15

Demonstrators protected the NLD headquarter in Yangon

Soldiers and police blocked off the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon this afternoon and demanded to search the building. There were at least 16 party members inside, and they refused to let them enter. Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the police’s blockade and prevented more police and military vehicles from entering the area. The police and soldiers left without entering the building.





See the locations of protests in Myanmar on Google Map and read news on the map


Civil disobedience movement blocks administration

A significant aspect of ongoing protests against the military rule is the refusal of civil servants to go to work. This Civil Disobedience Movement has largely shut down the entire bureaucracy. On Monday staff from Ministry of Electric Power in Yangon has demonstrated.




Naypyitaw: Police released protesters

Police in the afternoon have released at least 24 high school and university students who were among 40 detained in the morning in the capital Naypyitaw during a protest against the military regime.




Brutal crackdown on protesters in Mandalay

Demonstrators were calling on Myanma Economic Bank staff to join the civil disobedience. At about 4pm soldiers and police fired steel balls from air guns and used slingshots.




Friday, June 21, 2019

#MyanmarInsider: Your Myanmar Guide with Knowledge of People who have been there


#Myanmarinsider is a blog guide for individual travellers to the well known and hidden treasures of Myanmar with Google Maps. You discover Myanmars cities, countries and beaches through the eyes of people, who have been there. This blog collects their voices from blogs and travel-related forums and their pictures from many sources.



Your Guide to the Treasures of Yangon

Yangon Google Map by #MyanmarInsider

The Yangon Heritage Walking Tour: See old Rangoon, before too much is lost
Shwedagon Pagoda Impressions
Yangon Hotel Picks
Yangon Restaurant Picks
Chinatown in Yangon: Temples and a Nightmarket full of flavours
Myanmars ex Spy Chief opens an Art Gallery
From Yangon a Sunset Cruise or by ferry to Twante



Your Guide to the Treasures of Bagan

See the locations on Bagan Temples and Hotels Google Map by #MyanmarInsider

Bagan Impressions: Temples, Pagodas, Stupas and Ruins as far as your eyes are reaching
Where to sleep in Bagan
Mouthwatering Food in Bagan: Reviews of restaurants
Strolling in the streets of Bagan



Your Guide to the Treasures of Mandalay

See the locations on Mandalay Temples and Hotels Google Map by #MyanmarInsider

Mandalay Impressions: Between Pilgrims to a very holy Buddha Image and the unholy Chinese Hunger for Jade
Mandalay Hotel Picks: Reviews by guests
Mandalay Restaurant Picks
Get around in Mandalay by Taxi
Amarapura - the City of Immortality and U Bein Bridge: A day trip from Mandalay
River Cruises from Mandalay to Bagan and Mingun
From Mandalay by train to Gokteik and one of the longest viaducts of the world across a canyon



Treasures around Inle Lake

See the locations on Inle Lake and Nyaung Shwe Google Map by #MyanmarInsider

Inle Lake - where People live on the Water and where Shadows of Pollution are growing
Hotels and Resorts around Inle Lake and in Nyaung Shwe - and Reviews by Guests
Nyaung Shwe Restaurant Picks
Wine tasting around Inle lake


Pindaya Caves - a fascinating Pilgrimage Site with a Giant Spider
See the locations on Pindaya Google Map by #MyanmarInsider


Kalaw - the former British Colonial Town and the Colours of the Shan Hills
See the locations on Kalaw Google Map


Kekku: Thousands of Stupas around a Pagoda - a Magical Place
See the locations on Kekku Pagoda Google Map