Myawaddy (Burmese:မြဝတီ) is a town in south-eastern Myanmar in Kayin State close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River, the town is most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.
On 6 August 2010, a bomb exploded in the car park of a crowded market in Myawaddy, killing two men and seriously injuring four others.
Economy
The border-crossing is a major route for the export of Burma's gems, many of which have their provenance changed once across the border.
26, 2025, shows foreign nationals gathered in a building at a scam center near Myawaddy, eastern Myanmar... In mid-February, Thai authorities successively took protective custody of the boys, aged 16 and 17, near the Myanmar border with Thailand.
After sharing this information with the KBRI, Rudiyanto received a reply indicating that his son was located in Myawaddy, Myanmar, where the conflict hindered evacuation efforts in the area ... Myawaddy.
Hitesh Somaiah, who has been accused of playing a key role in the Myanmar cyber fraud operation, said he himself was a victim and that he was coerced by the Chinese into staying in Myawaddy.Speaking to TOI from Myawaddy, Hitesh denied any wrongdoing.
...Vietnamese citizens are being temporarily detained for violating immigration regulations following raids and crackdowns on online scam operations in Myawaddy, an area near the Myanmar-Thailand border.
Then, on February 20, as many as 46 Indonesian citizens were repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar... He said that Myawaddy, a conflict area on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, has become a center ...
Since February, more than 5,200 people have been extricated from scamming facilities in and around Myawaddy, according to Thai police citing Myanmar authorities.
Since February, more than 5,200 people have been extricated from scamming facilities in and around Myawaddy, according to Thai police citing Myanmar authorities.
Myanmar's Myawaddy scam centres are part of a Southeast Asia network involving criminal gangs trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to help generate illicit revenues running into ...