Thailand has turned the screws on scamming operations abutting its territory, but experts warn of powerful vested interests on both sides of the border, while Myanmar migrants complain of heightened police harassment.
Kenyans who were allegedly being mistreated in Myanmar camps have been released and will be moving to Thailand. The 6 Kenyans were saved by armed men.
More than 60 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar's notorious cyberscam compounds are trapped at the border with Thailand in "dire" conditions, according to the east African nation.
Nairobi is currently in talks with Thailand authorities to reopen the Thai-Myanmar border, aiming to facilitate the evacuation of 64 Kenyans rescued from human trafficking networks in Myanmar. According to the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, the group was still stranded at the border on Monday.
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 network of illicit scam centres mounts.
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.