Myanmar, Thai and scam

Can Myanmar's scam centers be shut down for good?
Thousands of people from dozens of countries held in Myanmar's border scam centers are awaiting repatriation — but is this really the end of the billion-dollar scam center operations?
Thailand to repatriate thousands more Myanmar scam center workers
Thailand said Friday it had agreed with Myanmar and China to repatriate thousands of alleged scam center workers stranded in camps at the Thai-Myanmar border, part of a crackdown on transnational crime.
Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand
A group of 200 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand and were flown home on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds caught up in massive internet fraud schemes,
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.
Thailand, China and Myanmar to tackle scam hubs
Myanmar's military rulers plan to jointly take measures against the country's scam centers with China and Thailand.
Thailand to repatriate thousands of scam centre workers from Myanmar
Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home, with an average number of 1,000 a week, starting next week, the Thai Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told reporters.
Scam center crackdown in Myanmar threatens humanitarian crisis in Thailand
Thousands of human trafficking victims await repatriation in Myanmar, straining resources in neighboring Thailand.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late Friday, part of a massive repatriation movement that is straining regional resources.
84 Indonesians trafficked to Myanmar scam centres return home
Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators.
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64 more Kenyans rescued from Myanmar slave camps, stranded at Thailand border
Kenya is working to have Thailand re-open its border on humanitarian ...
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Thailand's Border Wall Proposal: Curbing Cross-Border Scam Centers
Thailand considers building a wall along its Cambodian border to curb illegal crossings and dismantle scam centers. These ...
Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam centre crackdown widens
Thailand is studying the idea of building a wall on part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, its government said on Monday, as a multi-national effort to dismantle a sprawling ...
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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 growing. By Hannah Beech Hannah Beech reported from Mae Sot, Thailand ...
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'Trapped and tortured': Over 500 Pakistanis forced into cybercrime in Myanmar scam centres
Over 500 Pakistani youths are trapped in online scam centres near the Thai-Myanmar border, where they are subjected to forced ...
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Hundreds of trafficked SE Asians repatriated amid Thai crackdown
Hundreds of Southeast Asians were repatriated home over the weekend as Thailand continued to crack down on cross-border human ...
China’s Myanmar Gambit A Looming Threat To India’s Northeast, Warn Intel Agencies | Exclusive
China is actively engaging with Myanmar’s military junta and arming ethnic groups like the Arakan Army, further fuelling instability that spills over into Manipur ...
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Thailand rescues Japanese boy, 16, from fraud ring in Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand--Local police took a 16-year-old Japanese youth into protective custody who they believe was forced to work for a fraud ring operating across the border in Myanmar, a senior ...