Thousands freed from online scam hubs in Myanmar
Around 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, have been freed from telecom fraud operations in Myanmar in recent days. Lured by lucrative job offers, they had found themselves trapped in scam centres
Myanmar returns more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers
BANGKOK: Myanmar handed over more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Saturday (Feb 22), the third batch in a major crackdown on the illegal
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, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds caught up in massive internet fraud schemes,
Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres
Thailand is facilitating the transfer of thousands of people rescued from scam centres on the border of Myanmar.
Myanmar returns first batch of Chinese scam workers to Thailand
Myanmar on Thursday (Feb 20) handed over the first batch of hundreds of Chinese scam centre workers who are set to be repatriated through Thailand in the coming days. Thousands of foreigners are expected to be freed and returned from scam compounds in Myanmar in the coming weeks,
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.
Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens
The scam center victims are mostly from Asian countries including China and India while some others came from East Africa, according to Myanmar’s Ministry of Information.
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and pu
Nearly 2,000 Indians working in cybercrime camps near Myanmar-Thailand border: Report
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