260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers 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 be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar.
Myanmar militia hosting scam centers says it will deport 8,000 foreigners
The expulsion of foreigners from the Myanmar enclave comes after unprecedented pressure on online fraud operations.
Call centre scam victims rescued from Myanmar’s clutches
Sixty-one hapless victims, duped by call-centre scammers and whisked away to Myanmar, yesterday made a triumphant return to Thailand.
Over 250 People Rescued From Myanmar Scam Center, Released at Thai Border
The group had been working at a scam center in Kyauk Khet Village in Karen State, according to the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), which controls the area.
Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand. They were received by the Thai army,
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would
Seven Taiwanese Rescued From Myanmar Online Scam Hub - TaiwanPlus News
Seven Taiwanese are among 260 people freed from an online scam hub near the Thai-Myanmar border. Victims are getting health checks before returning home.
Thailand cracks down on Myanmar scam centers, hundreds rescued from trafficking gangs
More than 250 people rescued from so-called scam centres in Myanmar have been handed over to authorities in Thailand.
Agence France-Presse on MSN2d
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai ...
UCA News1d
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam center returned to Thailand
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Feb. 12, a senior Thai army ...
BenarNews4d
Myanmar junta blocks fuel to eastern border scam center town
Myanmar’s junta has blocked the supply of fuel to a town bordering Thailand where scam centers are rampant days after ...
The Washington Post6d
Myanmar’s scam centers require a global response
Wang had been spirited over the border to the Myanmar town of Myawaddy, where he was imprisoned with hundreds of others in a heavily guarded compound known as a “scam center.” His head was ...
UCA News17h
Thailand expands crackdown on cross-border scam compounds
Thailand has expanded a crackdown on scam compounds being run on its borders with police cutting telecom lines into border ...
The Diplomat5d
ASEAN Dithers as Scam Syndicates in Myanmar Bypass Thai Energy Cuts
Human trafficking and scam compounds are sowing further rifts within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after ...
Voice of America13d
Myanmar scam operations move south along Thai border
Myanmar’s scam operations are expanding south along Thailand’s border, authorities have told VOA in recent days, and will continue operating as long as their access to SIM cards, Starlink ...