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Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center, detains over 2k people
https://apnews.com/article/scam-centers-cybercrime-myanmar-a2c9fda85187121e51bd0efdf29c81da
#ycombinator #Myanmar #General_news #Thailand #Cybercrime #Military_and_defense #Asia_Pacific #World_news #Internet #Elon_Musk #Technology

Myanmar military detains 2,000 people in raid at cybercrime center

Myanmar's military says it has shut down a major online scam operation near the Thailand border. State media reported Monday that more than 2,000 people were detained, and dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals were seized. Myanmar is known for cyberscam operations that defraud people worldwide. These scams often involve fake romantic schemes and bogus investments. The army raided KK Park starting in early September. The area is on the outskirts of Myawaddy, a trading town under the influence of ethnic minority militias.

AP News

Hacker News Sep 7, 2025

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid
https://apnews.com/article/us-south-korea-ice-raid-georgia-hyundai-ee8781d965c74a5ee18525ce87959ba4
#ycombinator #General_news #South_Korea #South_Korea_government #Cho_Hyun #Georgia #Kang_Hoon_sik #Donald_Trump #Immigration #Migration #Asia_Pacific #GA_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #Lee_Jae_Myung #Business #Manufacturing_sector #Steven_Schrank #World_news

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced Sunday that South Korea and the U.S. finalized negotiations on the workers’ release. He said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said that more than 300 South Koreans were among the 475 people detained. The raid stunned many in South Korea because the country is a key U.S. ally.

AP News

ButterWord Aug 4, 2025

Tailandia, los funcionarios de Camboya se reúnen en Malasia para cementar los detalles del cese del fuego | Parte de conflicto #Asia_Pacific #Camboya #cementar #cese #Conflicto #del #detalles #disputas_fronterizas #fuego #Funcionarios #los #Malasia #Noticias #para #reúnen #Tailandia #ButterWord #Spanish_News ...
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Tailandia, los funcionarios de Camboya se reúnen en Malasia para cementar los detalles del cese del fuego | Parte de conflicto – ButterWord

A fragile truce between the Southeast Asian neighbours continues to hold, following five days of deadly border clashes.

ButterWord

Hacker News Jun 5, 2025

Myanmar's chinlone ball sport threatened by conflict and rattan shortages
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/6/5/myanmars-chinlone-ball-sport-threatened-by-conflict-and-rattan-shortages
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Myanmar’s chinlone ball sport threatened by conflict and rattan shortages

Artisans seek to preserve ancient ball sport that is part of Southeast Asian nation’s heritage.

Al Jazeera

Hacker News Apr 27, 2025

Chongqing, the Largest City – In Pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2025/apr/27/chongqing-the-worlds-largest-city-in-pictures
#ycombinator #China #Asia_Pacific #World_news #Urbanisation #Cities

Chongqing, the world’s largest city – in pictures

The largest city in the world is as big as Austria, but few people have ever heard of it. The megacity of 34 million people in central of China is the emblem of the fastest urban revolution on the planet. The Communist party decided 30 years ago to unify and populate vast rural areas, an experiment that has become a symbol of the Chinese ability to reshape the world

the Guardian

Putin's IBS Apr 25, 2025

#NATO Secretary-General #Mark_Rutte said that the #United_States and its #European allies agree that #Russia is a long-term threat.

"We all agree in #NATO that #Russia is the long-term threat to #NATO territory, to the whole of the #Euro_Atlantic territory," #Rutte told reporters.

He added that the #United_States remained committed to #NATO, even as #Washington increasingly focuses on the #Asia_Pacific region.

Hacker News Feb 19, 2025

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy
https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-johor-data-centers-energy-electricity-power-cfb087f755d3e203a347463af229e88d
#ycombinator #Data_management_and_storage #Malaysia #Malaysia_government #Anwar_Ibrahim #Joe_Biden #Asia #Asia_Pacific #Alex_de_Vries #Donald_Trump #Climate_and_environment #Equinix #Inc #Cushman_Wakefield_Plc #Business #NVIDIA_Corp #United_States_government #Francis_Hutchinson #Sofia_Scasserra #Microsoft_Corp #Climate

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers. The government hopes that the billions in investment as part of a global artificial intelligence boom will help it get rich by modernizing its economy. But experts warn that data centers come at a price: They guzzle land, water and power and offer few direct jobs in return. Some experts say that they're looking to build in warmer countries, despite higher power and water consumption for cooling, because they're less welcome in cooler, richer countries. Others warned of digital colonialism, where rich tech companies get richer but leave little behind.

AP News

Hacker News Jan 2, 2025

Korean Assembly Speaker's adherence to procedure key to making troops stand down
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/27/unlikely-political-thor-emerges-from-south-koreas-martial-law-crisis
#ycombinator #News #Conflict #Military #Politics #Asia_Pacific #South_Korea