Myanmar, Thailand and scam centers

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriated
Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand's army announced Thursday. In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia,
Hundreds of Myanmar scam center victims handed over to Thai army
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border. Sean Hogan has more.
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
Hundreds of human trafficking victims who were deceived and forced to work in Myanmar scam centers have been turned over to the Thai military, authorities said Thursday.
Thai Army Repatriates Around 260 Scam Victims From Eastern Myanmar
Bangkok has taken a number of recent measures to clamp down on the cyberfraud operations in the border region.
Thailand: 260 human trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar handed over to Thai army
Another 260 foreign nationals rescued from online scam syndicates in Myanmar were handed over to authorities in Thailand on Wednesday. This came after Thailand cut power and fuel supplies to five border towns in Myanmar linked to illegal online scamming activities.
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Myanmar militia to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners. Read more at straitstimes.com.
16-year-old Japanese boy among those freed from job scam syndicate in Myanmar
A 16-year-old Japanese boy has been rescued from a scam syndicate in Myanmar near the Thai border, Thai authorities confirmed ...
Japan nationals freed from forced work for scammers in Myanmar
A 16-year-old Japanese boy was rescued from a scam syndicate in Myanmar near the border with Thailand earlier this week, ...
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Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday ...
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry ...
Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government ...
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Nearly 10 Japanese believed involved in frauds in Myanmar
Thai authorities took the 16-year-old boy into custody in Mae Sot, in northwestern Thailand, this month, and are looking into the details of the situation.