Myanmar, scams

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriated
Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand's army announced Thursday. In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia,
138 Ethiopians, 23 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar slave camps
They will be handed over to their respective embassies and repatriated to their countries once the paperwork has been completed.
Hundreds of Myanmar scam center victims handed over to Thai army
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border. Sean Hogan has more.
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.
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. The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian nations,
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 Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border.
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would
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 ...
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...
Myanmar Border Guard Force launches crackdown on human traffickers in Shwe Kokko
BANGKOK: The Border Guard Force (BGF) in Karen state on Friday (Feb 14) morning launched an operation against human ...
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Myanmar migrants forced to join junta forces after deportation from Thailand
The junta’s forced conscription – after being repatriated – of potentially thousands of young men could constitute a war ...
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Myanmar cathedral bombed days after its establishment: ‘We will rebuild’
Less than two weeks before the bombing, on Jan. 25, Pope Francis designated the church a cathedral for the newly-formed ...
Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar’s ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been unsuccessful ...
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Providing a safe space for Myanmar’s embattled journalists and human rights defenders
"The international community can play a crucial role in supporting exiled journalists by providing safe spaces — both online ...
‘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’, ...