Myanmar, Kenya and scam

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,
Dozens of Kenyans rescued from scam centres stuck in Myanmar
NAIROBI - More than 60 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar's notorious cyberscam compounds are trapped at the border with Thailand in "dire" conditions, according to the east African nation.Cyberscam operations,
Kenyan scam centre victims stuck in Myanmar
More than 60 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar's notorious cyberscam compounds are trapped at the border with Thailand in "dire" conditions, according to the east African nation.
Scam center crackdown in Myanmar threatens humanitarian crisis in Thailand
Thousands of human trafficking victims await repatriation in Myanmar, straining resources in neighboring Thailand.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
JAKARTA, Indonesia — 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.
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.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.
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.
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Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
Ranong Immigration Center, accused of aiding the Myanmar regime’s conscription drive, is fueling fresh criticism of Bangkok after its mass deportation of Uyghurs.
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 ...
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Relief as 64 Kenyans who were being mistreated in Myanmar camps are rescued
Kenyans who were allegedly being mistreated in Myanmar camps have been released and will be moving to Thailand. The 6 Kenyans ...
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Enslaved in Myanmar’s scam centres, rescued Bangladeshis carry harrowing scars
Most of these victims endured months of nightmarish physical and mental torture in the telecom scam centres of war-ravaged Myanmar, before being rescued by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army ...
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 rescues Japanese boy, 16, from fraud ring in Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand--Local police took a 16-year-old Japanese youth into protective custody who they believe was forced to work for a fraud ring operating across the border in Myanmar, a senior ...
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On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing. By Hannah Beech Hannah Beech reported from Mae Sot, Thailand ...
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The Impact of Technological Weapons in the Myanmar Conflict
Starved of outside support, resistance groups have been forced to adopt low-cost solutions to battlefield challenges.