Myanmar Detains 270 Foreigners From Scam Compounds on Thai Border
(Reuters) - 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.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
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.
China joins Thai-Myanmar border scam crackdown, aims to rescue nationals
China has ramped up efforts to combat international scam gangs operating along the Thai-Myanmar border by sending its assistant minister of public security, Liu Zhongyi, to the region to strengthen the crackdown.
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. The government is acting quickly to resolve this problem,
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China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities
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Japanese nationals thought to be held captive at Myanmar-Thailand border
Foreign nationals from several countries have been held at the border and forced to participate in a variety of scams.
Myanmar authorities launch operation at suspected online scam center, workers to be repatriated
Hundreds of workers from online scam centers in Myanmar have been rescued near the Thai border, ahead of an expected ...
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Cross-Border Drug Bust: Methamphetamine Seized on India-Myanmar Border
Two Myanmar nationals were arrested with methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 27.89 crore by the Assam Rifles. The operation took place along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram. The accused were caught ...
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Myanmar detains over 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border
YANGON - The Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Feb 17, as a ...