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Scam center crackdown in Myanmar threatens humanitarian crisis in Thailand
Thousands of human trafficking victims await repatriation in Myanmar, straining resources in neighboring Thailand.
Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand
A group of 50 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand to take a flight home, a Thai police official said on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate 600 Chinese.
Myanmar hands over 84 alleged Indonesian scammers to Thailand
A group of 69 men and 15 women were handed over to Indonesian embassy officials in Thailand. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centers begin to fly home from Thailand
Hundreds of Chinese nationals who worked at online fraud centers in eastern Myanmar began to head home on Thursday from an airport in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, Thai officials said.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
They were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam centers by Thailand, Myanmar and China. Two buses carrying the Indonesians arrived Thursday in the Thai border city of Mae Sot,
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand,
Thailand to repatriate thousands more Myanmar scam center workers
Thailand said Friday it had agreed with Myanmar and China to repatriate thousands of alleged scam center workers stranded in camps at the Thai-Myanmar border, part of a crackdown on transnational crime.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention
A group of at least 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China, Thai and Chinese ...
Mae Sot roads jammed with vehicles from Myanmar seeking to fill tanks
Mae Sot's roads were jammed with vehicles from Myanmar seeking to refill their tanks, as oil prices in Myawaddy soared to 70 ...
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Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them ...
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Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping ...
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China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A bus, believed to be carrying Chinese nationals who have worked at ...
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Thai border trade sees steady growth, riding China export surge
Transit trade to third countries saw a 4.2% expansion, with exports increasing by 10.2% to 27.509 billion baht, and imports ...
On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps ...
Japanese man taken into custody by Myanmar ethnic armed group
An armed ethnic minority group that effectively controls an area of eastern Myanmar where criminal organizations operate ...