Myanmar, scam and Thai

Can Myanmar's scam centres be shut down for good?
Hundreds of thousands of people have been lured into fake jobs across Southeast Asia after being promised lucrative employment. They have been effectively treated as slaves, forced into working scam activities,
Thailand to repatriate thousands of scam centre workers from Myanmar
Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home, with an average number of 1,000 a week, starting next week, the Thai Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told reporters.
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
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. They were among more than 7,
84 Indonesians trafficked to Myanmar scam centres return home
Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators.
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,
Scam centre trafficking scheme: Indonesians repatriated after being held in Myanmar
Trafficking victims have made it back home to Indonesia, after being forced to work in online scam centres in Myanmar.
Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam center crackdown widens
The crackdown is widening against scam centers responsible for using the internet to contact potential victims and carrying ...
Thailand's scam centre crackdown not enough, top lawmaker warns
An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand's border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers ...
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Thailand Contemplates Border Wall to Combat Cross-Border Scams
Thailand is considering constructing a border wall with Cambodia to combat illegal crossings and dismantle illicit scam ...
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Thailand mulls building border wall with Cambodia to curb illegal crossings as scam centre crackdown widens
Thailand is studying the idea of building a wall on part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, its ...
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Dozens of Kenyans rescued from scam centres stuck in Myanmar
More than 60 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar's notorious cyberscam compounds are trapped at the border with Thailand in "dire" ...
Scam Calls Hit Record in Thailand Before Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Thailand saw the number of scam calls and text messages more than double to a record 168 million in 2024 from a year earlier, ...
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
(AP Photo/Chiravuth Rungjamratratsami) By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Pess BANGKOK — Efforts to shut down online scam ...
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Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam crackdown widens
The crackdown is widening against scam centres responsible for carrying out massive financial fraud out of Southeast Asia, ...
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'Trapped and tortured': Over 500 Pakistanis forced into cybercrime in Myanmar scam centres
Over 500 Pakistani youths are trapped in online scam centres near the Thai-Myanmar border, where they are subjected to forced ...