Cross-border anti-scam crackdown: A U.S.-led operation with the FBI and partners took down 1 million scam-related online accounts and froze millions of dollars in crypto tied to fraud networks operating from scam compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar; 63 people were arrested and assets are held for forfeiture proceedings. Myanmar investment and port activity: Myanmar’s public-private investment under Thilawa Port-linked permits reportedly reached US$7.3bn from 36 enterprises this year, with 22 Thilawa Port companies getting operating permissions. Agribusiness trade talks: Myanmar and Belarus discussed expanding agricultural trade and technical cooperation, including frozen shrimp exports, dairy and meat imports, oilseed cultivation and oil processing, and cotton-to-yarn links. Disaster-response equipment: India handed over the second batch of earthquake inspection tools to Myanmar’s engineering societies in Yangon, including thermal imaging, microtremor devices, structure-health sensors and RTK drones. Border security and industry logistics: India’s Land Port Management System launch (VINIMAY) aims to digitise cargo and passenger processing across land borders, a move that could reshape regional trade flows. Health and labor compliance: Separate court rulings in Singapore ordered maid/employment agencies to compensate customers after misrepresenting Myanmar workers’ Mandarin skills, underscoring compliance risks in cross-border labor services. Environment and supply chains: Analysis warns Myanmar’s rare-earth mining in conflict-affected borderlands carries hidden environmental and governance costs as the global green transition drives demand.