Myanmar, Thailand and scam

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border.
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,
Thailand, China, and Myanmar unite to crack down on call center gangs
BANGKOK: Leaders from Thailand, China and Myanmar were at hand on Thursday (Feb 20) to oversee the repatriation of Chinese nationals following the crackdown on call-centre scam syndicates.
China commends Thailand, Myanmar for tackling scam gangs
China expressed appreciation on Friday for the strong steps taken by Thailand and Myanmar to dismantle scam gangs and protect the life and property of citizens from China and other countries, while pledging to safeguard the safety and well-being of its overseas citizens.
Thai PM says 7,000 people rescued from Myanmar call centres to be handed over to Thailand
Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.
Chinese returnees from Myanmar scam centres arrive in Thailand
TAK - The first group of 50 Chinese people returned from Myanmar-based scam centres arrived in Mae Sot district from Myawaddy on Thursday morning and will be among 200 compatriots to return to China on the same day.
Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres heading home via Thailand
China has put on 16 flights over the next three days to ferry 600 of its nationals home. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese found in Myanmar scam centers fly home from Thailand
Chinese nationals found in scam centers in Myanmar crossed into Thailand for a second day on Friday (February 21) and were flown home, part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds of people caught up in massive internet fraud schemes.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations.
Chinese-Thai couple held for B91m scam
A Chinese woman and her Thai girlfriend have been arrested at a housing estate in Bang Phli district in connection with romance-investment scams that tricked victims out of 91 million baht.Zhou Zhou,
China begins repatriation of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar via Thailand
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
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Myanmar deports 100 scam center workers
Myanmar handed over more than 100 Chinese scam center workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Saturday, the third batch ...
Nearly 2,000 Indians working in cybercrime camps near Myanmar-Thailand border: Report
Almost 2,000 Indian nationals are working in cybercrime-related operations in Myanmar’s Myawaddy. Indian people are ...
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 ...
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday ...
200 Chinese fraud suspects repatriated to Nanjing from Myanmar via Thailand, marking milestone in multinational crackdown
A chartered flight repatriating the first batch of Chinese nationals totaling 200 suspected of being involved in fraud crimes ...
Old photos show armoured vehicle transfer and border patrol, not 'Thai military preparing to enter Myanmar'
As Thailand intensified efforts to crack down on compounds housing illegal scam operations that have flourished in parts of ...
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China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities
BANGKOK, Feb 19 — China has called on Thailand to continue cutting off supply of essential services such as electricity, fuel ...
Thailand to continue crackdown on transnational crimes as measures yield results: PM
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday that the Thai government's series of measures to combat telecom fraud have achieved significant results, and the country will continue to ...