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.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — 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.
Scammed workers in Myanmar await return
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people world-wide being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them said the un-precedented number is straining the resources of Thailand and leading to delays.
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,
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.
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.
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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Mae Sot gold shop robbed by delivery rider in daring heist
A gold shop in Mae Sot was robbed by a delivery rider, who escaped with 102 baht of gold worth 4.7 million baht. The suspect remains at large.
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, ...
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Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown
MAE SOT, Thailand — 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, and those helping them ...
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84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional ...
Japanese man taken into custody by Myanmar ethnic armed group
An armed ethnic minority group that effectively controls an area of eastern Myanmar where criminal organizations operate ...