Myanmar, scam centers and human trafficking

Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners 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,
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.
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,
Thailand cracks down on Myanmar scam centers, hundreds rescued from trafficking gangs
More than 250 people rescued from so-called scam centres in Myanmar have been handed over to authorities in Thailand.
Myanmar scam gangs free 261 people
The government is preparing for an influx of foreign victims released from the clutches of call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off power and internet, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
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