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,
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 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.
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.
Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand. The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian nations,
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, army says
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 centres operating along a porous border.
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on ...
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Myanmar migrants forced to join junta forces after deportation from Thailand
The junta’s forced conscription – after being repatriated – of potentially thousands of young men could constitute a war ...
Myanmar Border Guard Force launches crackdown on human traffickers in Shwe Kokko
BANGKOK: The Border Guard Force (BGF) in Karen state on Friday (Feb 14) morning launched an operation against human ...
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...
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Scrapping the Free Movement Regime With Myanmar Has Created Challenges for India
The India-Myanmar border is not only a frontier that New Delhi needs to secure, but is also a vital tool in India’s foreign ...
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Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’
Less than two weeks before the bombing, on Jan. 25, Pope Francis designated the church a cathedral for the newly-formed ...
Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar’s ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been unsuccessful ...
Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya ‘genocide’
Warrants were issued for military and civilian officials including current junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. Read more at ...