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Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown

Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Thai, Cambodian Police Free 215 Foreigners in Scam Centre Raid

Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners, a senior Thai official said on Sunday, in an expansion of a regional crackdown against cyber scam centres. Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and illegal online operations across Southeast Asia,

Reuters · 6d

China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres, Thai official says

China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations run from the region.

Korea Joongang Daily on MSN3h

Scam ringleader wanted for detaining Koreans in Golden Triangle caught in Southeast Asia

International law enforcement authorities caught one of the two ringleaders of a criminal group behind an online investment ...

La Croix4d

Southeast Asia repatriates thousands of human trafficking victims

Thailand, Myanmar, and China unite to dismantle a massive online scam network. Over 220,000 people are trapped in fraud hubs, ...

11don MSN

Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says

Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on ...

11don MSN

Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated

Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to ...

devdiscourse1d

Cross-Border Crackdown: The Struggle to Free Scam Victims in Southeast Asia

Thousands of foreigners trapped in Myanmar scam centres are in limbo on the Thai border after a multinational crackdown. Authorities in China, Thailand, and Myanmar target illegal compounds linked to ...

The Irrawaddy22h

Myanmar Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project

Myanmar junta signs deal with Russia to kickstart stalled Dawei SEZ project with construction of deep-sea port, power plant ...

The Diplomat3d

It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar

Given the sorry trajectory of the country’s recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a ...

scmp.com9d

Myanmar militia ready to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

East Asia Forum1d

Remaking Myanmar will be slow and painful

With the civil conflict in Myanmar still unresolved four years after the military coup, a new political equilibrium might ...

The Diplomat11d

Scrapping the Free Movement Regime With Myanmar Has Created Challenges for India

The India-Myanmar border is not only a frontier that New Delhi needs to secure, but is also a vital tool in India’s foreign ...

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