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Thailand's scam centre crackdown not enough, top lawmaker warns
An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand's border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers there being pulled out, a top Thai opposition lawmaker said, calling for more comprehensive measures to stomp out a booming illegal industry.
Twenty-six Malaysians rescued from Myanmar job scam syndicates to be repatriated tomorrow, says embassy
The second batch of 26 Malaysians rescued from job scam syndicates in Myanmar is expected to be repatriated tomorrow, according to the Malaysian Embassy
Thailand repatriates hundreds more Chinese scam centre workers
Hundreds of Chinese nationals freed from Myanmar online scam centres flew home through Thailand on Thursday, as the kingdom said it aimed to repatriate 1,500 such workers a week.
Thailand pushing to repatriate foreigners pulled from Myanmar scam centres
Thailand is working with authorities in the capital cities or embassies of some countries that have citizens stuck on the Thai-Myanmar border following their rescue from scam compounds to hasten their repatriation,
Hundreds of Chinese Nationals Repatriated From Myanmar Scam Centers - TaiwanPlus News
Hundreds of Chinese nationals have been repatriated through Thailand, after being rescued from scam centers in Myanmar. Several flights are set to take off to China in the coming days, carrying 1,500 freed victims.
More Chinese scam workers repatriated via Thailand as crackdown on fraud centres continues
Dozens of apparent Chinese scam workers seen boarding a China Southern jet at Mae Sot airport on Thursday, with more flights over the weekend.
Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre
Thailand's police on Wednesday detained 100 people for their alleged involvement in a scam centre in Cambodia, its first arrest of Thai nationals in a regional crackdown on massive fraud operations.
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border
An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in ...
Thai lawmaker worries online scam center crackdown will be short-lived
In an exclusive interview with VOA, lawmaker Rangsiman Rome, who chairs the Thai House Committee on National Security and is ...
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Thailand reports 80% decrease in call center scam cases following serious shutdown
The government has reported an 80% decrease in call center scam cases following a nationwide crackdown under Prime Minister ...
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Thai monk commits suicide after being blackmailed with explicit video
A Thai monk committed suicide at a temple in Chum Phon after a call centre scam blackmailed him with an explicit video for 30,000 baht.
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Thailand Arrests 100 Nationals in Historic Crackdown on Cambodia-Based Transnational Scam Operations
Thailand authorities have arrested 100 nationals for involvement in a Cambodia-based transnational scam operation.
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Myanmar militias, scam syndicates gamble to ride out Thai crackdown
MAE SOT, Thailand -- On a recent morning, one side of the bridge connecting Mae Sot, a western Thai border town, with Myawaddy in Myanmar was jammed with traffic. Myanmar residents -- cut off from ...
Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam center crackdown widens
The crackdown is widening against scam centers responsible for using the internet to contact potential victims and carrying ...
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...
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Hong Kong security chief slams Ming Pao reporter over question on unannounced Thailand trip
Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a Ming Pao reporter of attempting to undermine the credibility of the government after ...