Burma

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from seven countries, potentially leading to their deportation. The administration now has authority to review TPS designations for other countries.

Burma destroyed $600 million worth of seized drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine, in a public burning to mark the UN's International Day Against Drug Abuse. The destruction, led by Yangon's Anti-Narcotics Police Force, involved over 50 tons of drugs and marked a significant increase from the previous year's total.

The Select Committee on China, led by Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Ro Khanna, uncovered a China-linked scam center network in Southeast Asia defrauding Americans of at least $10 billion annually. The network, concentrated in Cambodia and Burma, is tied to human trafficking, cybercrime, and money laundering.

A massive 11,000-carat ruby was discovered in Burma, believed to be the second-largest ever found, with a higher quality than the largest one found in 1996. The ruby was unearthed near Mogok in the Mandalay region, an area affected by ongoing conflict. The find could be more valuable due to its higher quality.

The U.S. Justice Department charged two Chinese nationals, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, for allegedly leading a cryptocurrency scam center in Burma that targeted Americans using forced labor and violence. The DOJ, under Trump's administration, has seized over $700 million in stolen cryptocurrency and shut down 500 scam websites.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam center in Burma that trafficked and forced individuals to defraud Americans. The DOJ seized a Telegram channel, over 500 fraudulent websites, and restrained $700 million in stolen cryptocurrency.