Hacker News with Generative AI: Myanmar

What satellite images reveal about Myanmar's quake [video] (bbc.com)
The military government in Myanmar has said at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday.

Myanmar, Earthquakes, Satellite Imagery, Disaster Relief

49 points by diwank 25 days ago | 4 comments

The Tectonics Behind the Myanmar Quake (nautil.us)
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon local time near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. The quake caused extensive damage across Myanmar and also toppled a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles away. After the quake, the Myanmar military junta declared a state of emergency in six regions and confirmed more than 100 people killed and many hundreds injured, while Thai officials reported at least seven deaths and scores of people missing.

Earthquakes, Myanmar, Thailand, Natural Disasters, Geopolitics

47 points by rbanffy 26 days ago | 7 comments

Forced to scam others worldwide, now held in detention on the Myanmar border (apnews.com)
In former scam compounds across southeastern Myanmar thousands of freed workers are stuck in limbo. Rescued from their previous lives as cyber scammers, many are now waiting to be repatriated.

Cybercrime, Myanmar, Human Trafficking, Labor Exploitation

36 points by petethomas 48 days ago | 0 comments

Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps (bbc.com)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.

Myanmar, Scams, Human Rights, Crime, Social Issues

8 points by speckx 51 days ago | 0 comments

China repatriates from Thailand 1k online scam workers rescued from Myanmar (apnews.com)
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.

China, Myanmar, Human Trafficking, Crime, International Relations

10 points by walterbell 62 days ago | 1 comments

Thailand to Cut Power to Myanmar Scam Hubs (bangkoklocal.info)
Thailand will cut electricity, oil supplies, and internet services to five locations in Myanmar at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, citing security concerns over suspected Chinese-operated call center scams.

Thailand, Myanmar, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Crime

273 points by walterbell 62 days ago | 108 comments

Shwe Kokko is accused of being a city built on scams (bbc.co.uk)
The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on the Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven't imagined it.

Myanmar, Scams, Urban Development, International Relations

217 points by inm 78 days ago | 94 comments

Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs (bitdefender.com)
The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds.

Cybersecurity, Myanmar, Thailand, Crime, Government

24 points by speckx 79 days ago | 5 comments

Tracing Military Command Chains Through Time and Location (dot.studio)
Under Whose Command, a new platform for command chain analysis in Myanmar, is the culmination of a year–long collaboration between DOT • STUDIO (our agency) and Tony Wilson and Tom Longley at Security Force Monitor (SFM) — an NGO situated at the Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School.

Military, Data Analysis, Myanmar, Human Rights, NGOs

103 points by Gigamouse 100 days ago | 29 comments

The Script Creator (aeon.co)
In July 2019, I visited Siang Sawn, a small village in Chin State, western Myanmar.