Over 1,300 foreigners detained from scam centres since January, says Myanmar state media
PUBLISHED : 18 Feb 2025 at 19: 11
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Soldiers attached to the Rachamanu Task Force monitor the border at the Muang Mee surveillance point in Mae Sot district of Tak, across from the entertainment complexes at Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy. (Photo: Royal Thai Army)
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in call-centre scam compounds on the Thailand-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations in the region.
Hundreds of thousands of people trafficked by criminal gangs have been forced to work in such compounds that have sprung up across Southeast Asia, including the border area between Thailand and Myanmar, the United Nations says.
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