Myanmar, Thailand and Chinese

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 ready to welcome 7,000 trafficked scam call center victims back from Myanmar
It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country launches a major crackdown on the pervasive criminal activity across its border.
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.
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,
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam center crackdown
In recent weeks, authorities from China, Thailand and Myanmar have attempted to dismantle scam centers and illegal online operations on the border
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,
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’s tourism goals at risk
The nation's ambitious goal of attracting as many as nine million tourists from China this year looks in doubt, after the ...
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 ...
‘Victims are being revictimised’
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand ...
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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 ...
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India-Myanmar-Thailand highway to ASEAN stalled due to conflict
The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway aimed at enhancing ASEAN economic integration and expanding Indian influence in ...