Myanmar, human trafficking

Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.They were received by the Thai army,
261 trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar scam center
Thai officials confirm that the rescued individuals were taken by boat to Phop Phra, Thailand, before being moved to a secure facility
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
Hundreds of human trafficking victims who were deceived and forced to work in Myanmar scam centers have been turned over to the Thai military, authorities said Thursday.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam center returned to Thailand
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Feb. 12, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
Over 250 People Rescued From Myanmar Scam Center, Released at Thai Border
The group had been working at a scam center in Kyauk Khet Village in Karen State, according to the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, which controls the area.
Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities.
Thailand readies for influx of freed foreign scam-centre victims
The government is preparing for a possible influx of foreigners released from the clutches of scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off all power, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Thailand: 261 foreigners rescued after being scammed in Myanmar
Foreigners deceived by gangs of scammers crossed the border from Myanmar into Thailand on Wednesday after being released. A total of 261 people of various nationalities, including Chinese and other citizens,
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Human trafficking: Thailand receives 260 victims from Myanmar
The Thai army on Thursday said the country has received no fewer than 260 human trafficking victims from Myanmar in a massive ...
Karen Buddhist army vows to rescue scam victims on Myanmar border
BANGKOK: The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) on Thursday (Feb 13) vowed to crack down on illegal business operators and ...
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Thai Police to Probe Officers’ Links to Myanmar-Based Scammers
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has set up a committee to investigate alleged links between senior officers and criminal activity in Myanmar. The announcement on Wednesday came a day after five senior ...
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Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday ...
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry ...
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, 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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Battered Kenyan escapes Myanmar slavers
He says the slavers are holding about 1,000 people of different nationalities at a ...
‘Complex situation’ in Myanmar poses biggest hurdle to helping trapped Hongkongers
Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk also says ‘areas that the Myanmese government can control are relatively small’, ...