Thai, Myanmar and scam

Thailand to repatriate thousands of scam centre workers from Myanmar
Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home, with an average number of 1,000 a week, starting next week, the Thai Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told reporters.
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
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, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
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 freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
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. They were among more than 7,
84 Indonesians trafficked to Myanmar scam centres return home
Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators.
Scam centre trafficking scheme: Indonesians repatriated after being held in Myanmar
Trafficking victims have made it back home to Indonesia, after being forced to work in online scam centres in Myanmar.
Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam centre crackdown widens
Thailand is studying the idea of building a wall on part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, its government said on Monday, as a multi-national effort to dismantle a sprawling ...
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Thailand's Border Wall Proposal: Curbing Cross-Border Scam Centers
Thailand considers building a wall along its Cambodian border to curb illegal crossings and dismantle scam centers. These ...
Myanmar militia chief comments on scam crackdown
BANGKOK: The Karen militia chief spearheading the scam crackdown on Myanmar's border with Thailand has called for ...
Thailand's scam centre crackdown not enough, top lawmaker warns
An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand's border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers ...
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Christian group IJM works with Thai authorities to rescue 260 trafficking victims from scam compounds
Some 260 workers from 19 countries have been released from human trafficking “scam compounds” in Myanmar, reports ...
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, ...
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, ...
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Thailand mulls wall on Cambodia border as scam centre crackdown widens
Thailand will study the feasibility of building a wall along part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, ...
On a lawless border in South-East Asia, the global scam industry thrives
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand's border with Myanmar. But in ...