A woman has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with labour for trafficking two women to China after allegedly recruiting them through TikTok with promises of marriage to Chinese men and financial benefits. According to the case details, the defendant, Khaing Thazin Htun, also known as Khaing, contacted a young woman from Twante Township in Yangon Region and another woman from Wakema Township in Ayeyawady Region through her TikTok account under the name “Khaing Yi.”

Laken Snelling told the court she "deprived him of oxygen" after her baby came unexpectedly, revealing the emotional moment behind her guilty plea.

A former Chinese mayor of a central Chinese city plagued by the coronavirus outbreak more than six years ago has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption.

Four people have been sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with hard labour each for trafficking a man with mental health issues to a fishing operation involving offshore fish traps, where his labour was exploited, according to sources. The victim, who lived in Mingaladon Township, Yangon Region, went missing from his home, prompting his father, U Maung Maung Lwin, to search for him.