84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.
Scam Center Repatriations Strain Southeast Asian Resources
Eighty-four Indonesians have been freed from scam centers in Myanmar and are set to return home. This repatriation is part of a larger effort involving thousands of workers. The situation follows a crackdown led by Thailand,
Southeast Asia’s Latest Scam Center Crackdown
Why is the crackdown is happening now, and what are the broader implications for relations between Myanmar, China, and Thailand?
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation
Some Foreigners Pulled Out of Myanmar Scam Centres Face Struggle to Get Home
Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to,
Myanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’
The United Nations estimates that as many as 120,000 people—many of them Chinese men—may be working in Myanmar scam centers against their will.
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand,
Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
The crackdown coordinated among Thailand, Myanmar and China follows Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's visit to Beijing this month, where she told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Thailand would act against the scam networks that have drawn in hundreds of thousands of people.
Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
Tens of thousands of people from dozens of nations have been trafficked to cyberfraud hubs in Myanmar, where they must con ...
Mae Sot roads jammed with vehicles from Myanmar seeking to fill tanks
Mae Sot's roads were jammed with vehicles from Myanmar seeking to refill their tanks, as oil prices in Myawaddy soared to 70 ...
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Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand
An initial group of 50 Chinese nationals crossed into Thailand at Mae Sot early on Thursday, guarded by armed soldiers and military vehicles mounted with machine guns, from the town of Myawaddy in ...
On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps ...
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China begins repatriation of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Thai officials told reporters on Thursday the rescued workers were being taken in batches of 50 across a bridge from Myanmar’s Myawaddy to Thailand’s Mae Sot, where they were processed ...
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'Work Paused On IMTT Highway Project Due To Myanmar Situation', Says Jaishankar
Once constructed, the 1,400-km-long highway would link India with Southeast Asia by land, connecting Moreh in Manipur with ...