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.
Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to,
Foreigners rescued from scam labor in Myanmar waiting to go home
The more than 10 Chinese men packed into a room in a former scam-operating center near Myawaddy on the border with Thailand may have
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
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 resources. The Indonesians were among more than 7,
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Myanmar Junta’s Hands Are Tied in Scam Center Crackdown
Despite pressure from China and Thailand, the military regime is in a bind as it depends on scam warlord Saw Chit Thu’s Karen BGF to hold Myawaddy, argues Thet Htar Maung.
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.
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.
Indians trapped in Myanmar's cyber scam nightmare
Lured by fake job offers, hundreds of Indians have found themselves trapped in Myanmar's cybercrime underworld.
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‘Bring back Filipinos trafficked to Myanmar scam hubs’
Sen. Risa Hontiveros yesterday urged authorities to crack down on a human trafficking syndicate that lures victims with promises of free trips to Thailand, only to exploit them in scam hubs in Myanmar ...
Why are Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy region in cybercrime scams?
Hundreds of Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy region were lured by fake job offers and forced into cybercrime; a ...
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The Impact of Technological Weapons in the Myanmar Conflict
Starved of outside support, resistance groups have been forced to adopt low-cost solutions to battlefield challenges.
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China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Thai officials told reporters on Thursday the rescued workers were being taken in batches of 50 across a bridge from ...
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 organisations operate ...