Myanmar, Thailand and Chinese

Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from scam centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, sources told Reuters on Monday.
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.
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,
Crackdown on Scam Centres Leaves Thousands Stranded at Thai-Myanmar Border
Following a multinational crackdown, thousands of foreigners freed from fraudulent operations in Myanmar are stuck at the Thai border. Ongoing efforts by China, Thailand, and Myanmar aim to dismantle illegal campuses,
Thailand, China, and Myanmar unite to crack down on call center gangs
BANGKOK: Leaders from Thailand, China and Myanmar were at hand on Thursday (Feb 20) to oversee the repatriation of Chinese nationals following the crackdown on call-centre scam syndicates.
Thai, Cambodian Police Free 215 Foreigners in Scam Centre Raid
Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners, a senior Thai official said on Sunday, in an expansion of a regional crackdown against cyber scam centres. Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and illegal online operations across Southeast Asia,
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Thai-China-Myanmar talks set on transnational crime
A tripartite meeting between Thailand, China and Myanmar will be held to deal with cross-border crime, according to Foreign ...
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday ...
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 ...
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Myanmar Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
Myanmar junta signs deal with Russia to kickstart stalled Dawei SEZ project with construction of deep-sea port, power plant ...
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Getting ready for tomorrow’s Myanmar
As Myanmar's military regime loses territory and economic control, ethnic armies strengthen their grip on resources and ...
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Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres
Many claim to be victims themselves, lured to countries like Thailand with the false promise of a job before they were trafficked over the border into Myanmar. The Karen Border Guard Force ...
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Cross-Border Crackdown: The Struggle to Free Scam Victims in Southeast Asia
Thousands of foreigners trapped in Myanmar scam centres are in limbo on the Thai border after a multinational crackdown. Authorities in China, Thailand, and Myanmar target illegal compounds linked to ...
70 rescued from cybercrime hub in Myanmar, await return to India
Around 70 Indians, including five women, were rescued from a cybercrime hub in Myanmar and moved to Thailand by Myanmar’s ...