China's Ministry of Public Security on Monday confirmed the repatriation of all Chinese nationals suspected of their involvement in the operations of a major telecom fraud den and the demolition of all relevant buildings in Myanmar's Myawaddy area.
More than 1,500 suspects were brought back in batches after recent joint crackdown operations by China, Myanmar and Thailand on the notorious KK Park complex located near the Myanmar-Thai border. Over 630 buildings in the complex have been dismantled.
Under the arrangements of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, police officers from east China's Shandong Province and south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region undertook the task of escorting the suspects back to China.
The latest development means that the three countries' joint operations in Myawaddy has achieved phased results, according to the ministry.
Since early 2025, Chinese, Myanmar and Thai law enforcement agencies have worked in coordination to crack down on rampant telecom and online fraud crimes in Myawaddy and launched multiple rounds of operations.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and relevant authorities in Myanmar and Thailand have jointly conducted 10 rounds of repatriation operations.
All suspects from major telecom fraud den in Myanmar repatriated: Chinese authorities
Global food commodity prices climbed for a second consecutive month in March, driven mainly by higher energy costs linked to escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in report released on Friday.
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 128.5 points in March, up 2.4 percent from February and 1.0 percent above its level a year ago.
According to the report, the FAO Vegetable Oil Index and Sugar Price Index showed the largest increases, up 5.1 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.
The FAO Cereal Price Index increased by 1.5 percent from the previous month, driven primarily by higher world wheat prices, which rose 4.3 percent.
The FAO Meat Price Index rose by 1.0 percent from the previous month, and the FAO All-Rice Price Index declined by 3.0 percent in March, according to the report.
FAO stated that rising energy and fertilizer prices have been driving up agricultural input costs.
If the conflict stretches beyond 40 days, farmers will have to choose to farm the same with fewer inputs, plant less, or switch to less intensive fertilizer crops, according to FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero.
These choices will hit future yields and shape food supply and commodity prices for the rest of this year and beyond, Torero said.
Global food prices rise for 2nd consecutive month in March amid Middle East conflict: FAO
