Prolonged Myanmar crisis spurs drugs, weapons trade, warns Thai official

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Although scams get more attention, a Thai foreign ministry adviser says transnational crime is evolving and spreading across the region.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/26/prolonged-myanmar-crisis-spurs-drugs-weapons-trade-warns-thai-official  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/26/krisis-berlarutan-myanmar-cetus-perdagangan-dadah-senjata-pegawai-thai-beri-amaran  Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ASEAN #DusitManapan #MyammaraCrisis #InclusivityAndSustainability

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00:00Transnational crime could worsen if the instability in Myanmar continues.

00:16This is what Dusit Manapan, an advisor to Thailand's foreign minister, told FMT on the

00:21sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.

00:27I think the root cause is the problem, oracle problem in Myanmar.

00:35If we are going to find a sustainable solution on this, we need to address the root cause.

00:46Otherwise we will continue to have this kind of problem.

00:50After online scams, you will have drug trafficking, you will have weapon threat, you know, some

00:57other things, you know.

01:00He said these criminal activities along the Myanmar border stem from the government's

01:04limitation to enforce law and order along the border.

01:08We have tried to stop these criminal activities by, you know, by not providing some kind of

01:19some resources, electricity, fuels, you know, and internet.

01:24But our measures, our hard measures are partly successful.

01:29At the end, at the end of the day, they can fight, you know, some to replace what they lost

01:41from other, you know, from other sources.

01:44The political crisis in Myanmar began with the February 2021 military coup, which ousted

01:50the elected government and triggered widespread armed resistance.

01:54As the conflict escalated, large parts of the country have become lawless zones exploited

01:59to operate scam centers, drug routes, and arms trafficking networks with little interference.

02:06In 2023, the United Nations found that East and Southeast Asia collectively lost up to 37 billion

02:12U.S. dollars to cyber-enabled fraud.

02:17Narmatha Raja, FMT

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