"Recent raids on one of #Myanmar 's most notorious internet #scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers scrambled to enlist at nearby #fraud factories"
Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rushRecent raids on one of Myanmar's most notorious internet scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers scrambled to enlist at nearby fraud factories, experts and insiders told AFP.
Millions at risk as Myanmar wells surpass WHO arsenic guidelines #Myanmar
Millions at risk as Myanmar wells surpass WHO arsenic guidelinesTwelve million people in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta face serious long-term health risks from the harmful substance, arsenic, in their drinking water.
"Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots"#Myanmar #Trees #Environment
Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspotsMyanmar’s Kachin state, near the border with China, is a global hub for rare earth minerals. But the dearth of regulations over mining these resources has come at a steep cost to the area’s subtropical and moist forests, according to researchers and satellite imagery collected by Mongabay. Civil society sources in the region, who requested […]