Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens
The scam center victims are mostly from Asian countries including China and India while some others came from East Africa, according to Myanmar’s Ministry of Information.
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.
Myanmar Detains 270 Foreigners From Scam Compounds on Thai Border
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.
260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
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Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
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