An aid group in Thailand has suspended their assistance for displaced people from Myanmar after US President Donald Trump suspended all US foreign assistance programs for 90 days. In a statement published on Facebook, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Thailand said it suspended its Urban Refugee Program indefinitely as of Jan. 25, 2024.

Chinese and Thai security authorities visited border areas in Tak province on Wednesday to work out measures to help victims of Chinese scam gangs based in Myawaddy across the border in Myanmar.

Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country.

The recent rescue of kidnapped actor Wang Xing has highlighted the transnational criminal networks that thrive in the region.

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar.

The Myanmar junta insists online scam operators are foreigners thriving on cross-border infrastructure, and neighboring countries must do their part to suppress them.

Under an oppressive midday heat, dozens of Myanmar fishermen were busy offloading a huge new catch. From a fishing vessel docked in shallow water, the men rushed baskets full of fish off their boats with a sense of urgency and haste.

Thai media have reported on some promising developments for migrants, such as cabinet approval in October of a plan to grant citizenship to nearly half a million people, including long-term migrants and children born in Thailand, and new visas for digital, medical and cultural pursuits.

Thailand has strongly denied allegations of mistreatment against She Zhijiang, a gambling tycoon detained in Bangkok and currently fighting extradition to China. She, accused of operating illegal online gambling networks across Southeast Asia, claims the charges are politically motivated and alleges inhumane treatment in Thai custody.

Myanmar men deported from Ranong describe a system in which junta officials routinely visit a Thai detention center to arrange swift transport and military conscription.