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Thousands held in detention on Myanmar border

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border

An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced to trick Americans and others out of their life savings.

Voice of America · 11d

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.

The Washington Post · 4d

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes

Boise State Public Radio · 3d

Thousands of online scam workers are stuck in limbo in Myanmar

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.

Bangkok Post2h

Illegal Chinese migrants from Myanmar arrested in Ayutthaya

Police have arrested five Chinese men after they entered Thailand illegally from Myanmar via Tak province. Highway police ...

The Thaiger1h

Suspects arrested after shooting two Myanmar nationals in Thailand

Three suspects have been apprehended following the shooting of two Myanmar nationals in Thong Pha Phum district. The incident occurred before they fled south to hide in Ranong province. Bang Mhat, a ...

3don MSN

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...

Thailand Pushing to Repatriate Foreigners Rescued From Myanmar Scam Centres

Thailand requires any country repatriating its citizens from Myawaddy to send officials to the Thai-Myanmar border to ...

Asian News International on MSN1d

India secures repatriation of 283 Indians from Myanmar, Thailand lured on pretext of fake jobs

The Indian Embassy in Thailand, in close coordination with Indian Embassy in Myanmar, secured the repatriation of 549 Indians ...

19hon MSN

Almost 550 Indian nationals rescued from scam centres near Myanmar-Thailand border

BANGKOK: The Indian Embassy here in close coordination with its counterpart at Yangon in neighbouring Myanmar has ensured ...

Frontier Myanmar5d

Final crackdown? Thailand moves against Myanmar cyber scam centres

Thailand has turned the screws on scamming operations abutting its territory, but experts warn of powerful vested interests ...

15h

Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before

In February 2024, Myanmar’s junta declared mandatory military service for men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27. Those ...

12h

Victims of deceit trained to dupe in Myanmar

Lucknow: Deported recently from Myanmar, 21 youths from Uttar Pradesh gave an account of how they were tricked into executing ...

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