Myanmar, Thailand

Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand's army announced Thursday.In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia,
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam center returned to Thailand
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Feb. 12, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
Thailand Promises Further Measures Against Scam Operations in Myanmar
Thai authorities say they are requesting arrest warrants for three leaders of an ethnic Karen militia believed to be harboring online scam syndicates.
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.
Thailand cracks down on Myanmar scam centers, hundreds rescued from trafficking gangs
More than 250 people rescued from so-called scam centres in Myanmar have been handed over to authorities in Thailand.
Myanmar scam gangs free 261 people
The government is preparing for an influx of foreign victims released from the clutches of call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off power and internet, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been ...
Karen Buddhist army vows to rescue scam victims on Myanmar border
BANGKOK: The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) on Thursday (Feb 13) vowed to crack down on illegal business operators and ...
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Karen State Struggles as Thailand and Junta Tighten Fuel Embargo
Ordinary people suffer severe price hikes after both Thailand and the Myanmar junta cut off fuel supply to Karen State, but ...
Scam centers in Karen thrive despite Thailand cutting power
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - The junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, said it is hunting ...
Thailand Receives 260 Victims of Human Trafficking From Myanmar, Army Says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its ...
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Karen ethnic militia to expel online scammers
In addition to China and Thailand's efforts against illegal activities proliferating in Myanmar, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army has now called on Chinese nationals involved in criminal ...
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Karen Warlord Protests Against Thai Arrest Threat Over Scam Centers
Notorious warlord Saw Chit Thu claims he has done “a lot” to combat human trafficking to online scam centers in his Myawaddy fiefdom and helped free many of their victims.
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Thailand to seek arrest of Saw Chit Thu and other top Karen BGF leaders: Thai media
The move is the latest by Thailand aimed at curtailing large-scale criminal activity along its border with Myanmar ...