Tommy Walker
Multimedia Correspondent and Travel Writer at Freelance
Reporting in Asia-Pacific. Award-winning work @VOANews. SEA @dw_hotspotasia. Board Member @FCCThai. Previously: UA, HK, AU, NZ. Views mine.
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2 weeks ago |
asiamediacentre.org.nz | Tommy Walker
Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked via Thailand to other countries in Southeast Asia to operate online scamming activities in recent years. These online rackets, which include swindling money in fake romance, financial investment, cryptocurrency and illegal gambling schemes, are usually operated by Chinese criminal networks. The scammers are often innocent individuals looking for a better job, before being lured into fake promises of lucrative employment in Thailand.
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3 weeks ago |
dw.com | Tommy Walker
پس از وقوع زلزله مهیب ۷.۷ ریشتری در روز ۲۹ مارس گذشته، کمک‌های بین‌المللی به سوی میانمار سرازیر شد. این زلزله در کشوری فقیر و درگیر مناقشه، موجی از مرگ و ویرانی بر جای گذاشت. طبق گزارش تلویزیون دولتی میانمار در روز دوم آوریل، شمار کشته‌شدگان زلزله تا آن زمان به بیش از ۲۸۰۰ نفر رسید و چهار هزار و ۶۳۹ نفر نیز زخمی شده‌اند. با این حال، ابعاد کامل فاجعه هنوز مشخص نیست و احتمالا شمار قربانیان افزایش خواهد یافت.
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3 weeks ago |
dw.com | Tommy Walker
A ajuda internacional tem chegado a Mianmar desde que um terremoto de magnitude 7,7 deixou um rastro de destruição no país empobrecido e assolado por conflitos. A guerra civil travada no país há quatro anos, porém, tem dificultado o acesso da população a itens essenciais. O número de mortos do terremoto já passava de 3 mil nesta quinta-feira (03/04), de acordo com a televisão estatal de Mianmar. Outras 4,1 mil pessoas estão feridas. A escala total do desastre ainda não pode ser mensurada.
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3 weeks ago |
bol.uol.com.br | Tommy Walker
Repressão militar dificulta acesso à ajuda humanitária em Mianmar - Diversos países tem enviado recursos, pessoal e itens básicos para as vítimas do terremoto que atingiu Mianmar. Mas conflito armado e uso político do auxílio internacional dificultam acesso pela população.A ajuda internacional tem chegado a Mianmar desde que um terremoto de magnitude 7,7 deixou um rastro de destruição no país empobrecido e assolado por conflitos.
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3 weeks ago |
qoshe.com | Tommy Walker
International aid has been pouring into Myanmar since a massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday left a trail of death and destruction in the impoverished, conflict-stricken country. The death toll from the quake jumped to more than 2,800, with a further 4,639 wounded, according to Myanmar state-run television on Wednesday. The full scale of the disaster, however, still remains unclear, and the toll is likely to rise. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
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