Japan nationals freed from forced work for scammers in Myanmar
A 16-year-old Japanese boy was rescued from a scam syndicate in Myanmar near the border with Thailand earlier this week, ...
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Myanmar militia ready to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
The Kayin Border Guard Force are preparing to hand over daily ‘about 500 people including many different nationalities’.
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Myanmar border guards chief pledges to help Thailand crack down on scammers amid alleged links to trafficking rings
Colonel Saw Chit Thu, leader of Myanmar’s Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), has promised to collaborate with Thailand in efforts to dismantle call-centre ...
Thailand deports 10 to China linked to actor cyber-fraud case
Concerns over cyber-fraud operations heightened after Wang was rescued from a scam centre in Myanmar. Read more at ...
16-year-old Japanese boy among those freed from job scam syndicate in Myanmar
A 16-year-old Japanese boy has been rescued from a scam syndicate in Myanmar near the Thai border, Thai authorities confirmed ...
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Thailand deports 10 to China over cyber-fraud case
Thailand has deported 10 Chinese nationals linked to the high-profile alleged kidnapping of an actor who was rescued from a cyber-fraud ...
Job seekers beware: Thai platform flags thousands of job ads for scams
BANGKOK: Jobsdb by SEEK warns Thai job seekers of rising job scams using digital platforms. As scammers target thousands ...
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Thailand deports 10 linked to actor cyber-fraud case back to China
Thailand has deported 10 Chinese nationals linked to the case of an actor allegedly trafficked to a scam centre in Myanmar, ...
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Thailand rescues 260 trafficked workers from Myanmar scam centres
Thailand’s military announced that 260 individuals, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in online scam centres, will be repatriated after being rescued from Myanmar ...