Myanmar, scam and telecom fraud centres

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,
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 scam centres: will Thailand cut their power?
Thailand has said it will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres.
Thailand orders power to be cut to Myanmar scam centers before PM's China trip
BANGKOK -- The Thai government on Tuesday ordered the Provincial Electricity Authority to cut supply to Shwe Kokko, a Myanmar town where Thai and Chinese authorities say thousands of people, including their nationals, have been trafficked and forced to run online scams targeting victims around the world.
China thanks Thailand for scam crackdown as militia frees foreigners
Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Thailand’s visiting prime minister on Thursday for a crackdown on scam centers in Myanmar a day after Thailand cut off electricity and internet services to five hubs for the illegal operations just over its border.
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
Hundreds of human trafficking victims who were deceived and forced to work in Myanmar scam centers have been turned over to the Thai military, authorities said Thursday.
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
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.
China Daily1d
Prosecutors to intensify fight against telecom fraud
China has ramped up both domestic enforcement and international cooperation in the fight against telecom fraud, achieving ...
About 260 human trafficking victims rescued from telecom scam operations in Myanmar
About 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopian, have been transferred into Thailand after being found ...
The Washington Post6d
Myanmar’s scam centers require a global response
Along the way, he exchanged messages with his girlfriend, who was back in China. Suddenly, the messages stopped. Wang had been spirited over the border to the Myanmar town of Myawaddy, where he ...
China Daily2d
67,000 indicted for telecom fraud
More than 67,000 individuals were indicted on the charge of telecom fraud between January and November 2024, an increase of 58.5 percent year-on-year, data released by China's top procuratorate showed ...
China Internet Information Center8d
69 suspects arrested in telecom fraud crackdown in Myanmar
YANGON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 69 suspects have been arrested in a recent crackdown on telecom fraud in eastern Myanmar's Shan ... Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook ...
BBC on MSN8d
Casinos, high-rises and fraud: The BBC visits a bizarre city built on scams
It is accused of being a city built on scams, home to a lucrative yet deadly nexus of fraud, money-laundering and human ...
Thai PM Shinawatra meets China's Xi amid concerns over scam centres, Trump trade tariffs
In recent times, relations between the two Asian nations have been fraught with issues such as online fraud and safety ...