Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
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.
Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to,
'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam center workers plead to go home
Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention center in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night. They are among some 7,
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — 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.
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.
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 earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort that follows a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China.
Indians trapped in Myanmar's cyber scam nightmare
Lured by fake job offers, hundreds of Indians have found themselves trapped in Myanmar's cybercrime underworld.
Why are Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy region in cybercrime scams?
Hundreds of Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy region were lured by fake job offers and forced into cybercrime; a ...
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‘Bring back Filipinos trafficked to Myanmar scam hubs’
Sen. Risa Hontiveros yesterday urged authorities to crack down on a human trafficking syndicate that lures victims with promises of free trips to Thailand, only to exploit them in scam hubs in Myanmar ...
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Chinese believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers after they were rescued in ...
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The Impact of Technological Weapons in the Myanmar Conflict
Starved of outside support, resistance groups have been forced to adopt low-cost solutions to battlefield challenges.
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‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
Barrage of Chinese-made UAVs that began in mid-2024 has inflicted military and civilian casualties but made little ground ...
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Over 620 suspected criminals repatriated to China from Myanmar
More than 620 Chinese suspects in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were repatriated in recent campaigns jointly launched by China, Myanmar ...
Over 620 Chinese nationals involved in telecom fraud repatriated from Myanmar’s Myawaddy: MPS
Over 620 Chinese nationals involved in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myanmar's Myawaddy region, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Monday. On Friday, relevant authorities from ...