Myanmar, Thailand and Scam

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
Myanmar Detains 270 Foreigners from Scam Compounds on Thai Border
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.
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.
Thai PM Says 7,000 People Rescued From Myanmar Call Centres to Be Handed Over to Thailand
Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday. The government is acting quickly to resolve this problem,
Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to China
Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centres in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as Beijing and Thailand finalised plans on Wednesday for their repatriation.
Malay Mail on MSN12h
China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities
China has called on Thailand to continue cutting off supply of essential services such as electricity, fuel, and Internet ...
Electrocuted and beaten: Rescued Malaysians describe job scam horror in Myanmar
I was electrocuted more than 10 times and tortured almost every week during my captivity in their so-called office, recounted ...
CNN5d
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 Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on ...
The Thaiger10d
Myanmar fishermen charged after entering Thai waters near Ranong
Seven Myanmar fishermen have been arrested and charged with illegal entry and fuel smuggling, highlighting strict enforcement ...
Bangkok Post3d
Myanmar junta suspends worker departures to Thailand
Men are often prevented from flying from Yangon airport, despite having permits to work or travel. According ... registered migrant workers from Myanmar in Thailand, representing around 70% ...
Newsday5d
Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
BANGKOK — 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 ...