Myanmar, Thailand and Chinese

Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat 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,
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,
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,
Thai PM says 7,000 people rescued from Myanmar call centres to be handed over to Thailand
Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.
50 Pakistanis among 215 rescued in Thai-Cambodian raid on cyber scam centre
Thai and Cambodian authorities have rescued 215 foreign nationals in a major raid on a suspected cyber scam centre in the Cambodian border town of Poipet, a senior Thai official said on Sunday.The operation,
215 foreigners including Thais rescued from Cambodian scam centre
Cambodian police have rescued 215 foreigners, 109 of them Thais, from a scam compound in Poipet city following stepped-up collaboration to combat scam gangs between Thailand and Cambodia.The operation followed Friday's urgent meeting between Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot,
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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 ...
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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, an anti-scam tech firm said, before authorities stepped up a crackdown on ...
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 ...
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
The nations have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world ...
Old photos show armoured vehicle transfer and border patrol, not 'Thai military preparing to enter Myanmar'
As Thailand intensified efforts to crack down on compounds housing illegal scam operations that have flourished in parts of Myanmar's lawless borderlands, four photos were shared in social media posts ...
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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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200 illegal Myanmar migrants deported to their country
RANONG: Another group of 200 illegal migrants from Myanmar who were earlier arrested in this southern coastal province were ...
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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 ...