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Mithil Aggarwal

@mithilagg

@NBCNews reporter

 Hong Kong - New Delhi
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Joined January 2021
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With over a dozen of interviews with trapped victims, experts and satellite imagery, I and @TavleenTarrant investigate how new scam compounds are rapidly popping up in Myanmar despite an international crackdown. This compound in particular is targeting Indian Americans.
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Each sounding of the gong puts more pressure on Ganea, an Indian national who says he spends at least 18 hours a day trying to lure Indian American men into romance scams — and is punished when he fails. nbcnews.com/world/asia/myanm…
Inside a scam compound where trafficked Indians target Americans

Inside a scam compound where trafficked Indians target Americans

Workers trapped at a facility in military-ruled Myanmar told NBC News they focus on Indian Americans in “pig-butchering” schemes that can cost victims their life savings.

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Congrats Ryan! Trying to DM you if you are still awake? Writing up something @NBCNews
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Hey @anshelsag . Covering this @NBCNews . DM ?
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I am a reporter for @NBCNews . Sorry for your loss here. Could you message me please in DM so I could ask you some questions?
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“This is so good for the heart, to see young Americans like this,” said a woman working at a massage parlor. Thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines have descended on Pattaya this week for some R&R and we spoke to some of them. @ckubeNBC @MoshehNBC nbcnews.com/world/asia/uss-a…
U.S. service members are unwinding in a Thai resort town strained by the Iran war they’ve been...

U.S. service members are unwinding in a Thai resort town strained by the Iran war they’ve been...

Pattaya, where troops from the USS Abraham Lincoln are on their first break in months, has seen a major decline in tourist numbers due to global disruptions from the conflict.

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Hi Vaidik. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Lily. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Shivani. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Anoop. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Manju. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Aadarsh. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi. I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Hope you're able to get through this ASAP. Would you be open to some questions about your experience so far, if so, could you please follow me back so I can shoot you a DM?
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Hi Soumavo! I am a journalist with @NBCNews. Would you be open to some questions? If so, could you please follow me back and DM me? Thank you!
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Mithil Aggarwal retweeted
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In an interview with @NBCNews’ @mithilagg, I argued that Oman simply doesn’t have that level of a relationship with Iran “that it would sacrifice the world for it.” Oman “will not put itself in danger with five of its most important partners in the GCC.” nbcnews.com/world/iran/strai…
Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite Iran ceasefire

Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite Iran ceasefire

Oil prices rose again above $100 a barrel as initial optimism over the deal gave way to uncertainty about when passage through the Hormuz Strait might resume.

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Hi! I am a reporter with @NBCNews and was hoping to ask you some questions if you could please DM me? Thanks!
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Hi @jacobincambodia , I'm a reporter with @NBCNews and wanted to ask you some questions about it. Have sent you a DM. Thanks!
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Hi @wang_pem, Sorry to hear about the incident. I am a reporter with @NBCNews and was hoping to ask you some questions about it, if you could please follow me back?
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Increasing use of #GLP-1 based drugs for #weightloss in India. Nicely written by @mithilagg. Carries my quote. nbcnews.com/world/asia/ozemp…
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro: Affluent Indians use Western drugs to lose weight gained from Western...

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro: Affluent Indians use Western drugs to lose weight gained from Western...

Middle-class Indians trying to lose weight are embracing drugs such as Mounjaro, which is also used to treat diabetes in a country that has been called the world’s diabetes capital.

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Hi @ilyliyx, hope you're well. I am a reporter with @NBCNews and was hoping to chat with you in DM.
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