Myanmar, Thailand and Scam

Thai PM says 7,000 people rescued from Myanmar call centres to be handed over to Thailand
Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
Myanmar Detains 270 Foreigners From Scam Compounds on Thai Border
(Reuters) - Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.
China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres, Thai official says
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations run from the region.
Thailand rescues 260 trafficked workers from Myanmar scam centres
Thailand’s military announced that 260 individuals, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in online scam centers, will be repatriated after being rescued from Myanmar. This operation is part of a renewed crackdown on scam centers operating across Southeast Asia.
Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to China
Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centres in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as Beijing and Thailand finalised plans on Wednesday for their repatriation.
Over 1,200 human trafficking victims freed in Myanmar to be sent to Thailand
Thai authorities say 1,219 people who were forced to take part in scams at fraud hubs in Myanmar will be transferred to ...
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China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities
BANGKOK, Feb 19 — China has called on Thailand to continue cutting off supply of essential services such as electricity, fuel ...
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on ...
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Myanmar migrants forced to join junta forces after deportation from Thailand
The junta’s forced conscription – after being repatriated – of potentially thousands of young men could constitute a war ...
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74 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar human trafficking ring
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that at least 74 Kenyans have been rescued from a human trafficking ring.According to the ministry, the Kenyans had been duped into security jobs in ...
Myanmar authorities launch operation at suspected online scam center, workers to be repatriated
Hundreds of workers from online scam centers in Myanmar have been rescued near the Thai border, ahead of an expected ...
China-Thailand-Myanmar co-op: key lessons in security governance against telecom fraud
In today's globalized world, criminal activities have transcended national borders, particularly cross-border crimes such as ...
Myanmar, China, Thailand discuss repatriation of detainees in Myawaddy, KK Park
Representatives from Myanmar, China, and Thailand are in discussions regarding the repatriation of foreign nationals detained ...