Saw Chit Thu, leader of the KNA militia, faces US sanctions for allegedly supporting and protecting human trafficking and online scam gangs in Myanmar.

Criminal organizations are shifting their focus to Africa, targeting young job seekers and tricking them into traveling to Myanmar.

The US has sanctioned nearly 20 individuals and entities in Myanmar and Cambodia for organizing and supporting a multi-billion dollar online scam industry.

The military and an armed group in Myanmar have accused each other of destroying the over 100-year-old Gokteik bridge, which stands over 100 meters tall, in the western Shan state.