Myanmar says it blew up a cyberscam center near the Thai border, where hundreds of people were forced to defraud others under threat of torture and death. But critics say the crackdown is staged to defuse international anger. | DW News

EMBRACING THAI CULTURE 🇹🇭 Jillian Ward shared snaps of her trip to Thailand— stunning as always! ✨ 📸: Jillian Ward / Facebook | GMA Public Affairs

A Miss Universe executive singled out and criticized one contestant at an event in Thailand, causing an international controversy after the video went viral. Ahead of the 74th Miss Universe competition, which takes place in Bangkok later this month, contestants attended a talk from Nawat Itsaragrisil, a Thai businessman and national director of Miss Universe Thailand. While live streaming the event on Facebook, the Miss Universe Thailand organization captured a heated exchange between Itsaragris