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.
46 Indonesian human trafficking victims return home from Myanmar
A total of 46 Indonesian citizens who were victims of human trafficking have returned home from Myanmar, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry has announced.
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 increasingly falling victim to organised cybercrime in Southeast Asia, lured by fraudulent job offers.
Chinese influence, North East strife: How the frontlines of Myanmar ethnic conflict extend to India
New Delhi must craft a long-term diplomatic strategy and help end the war given significant investments in Burma and sensitive land borders.
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 …
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. The government is acting …
Anwar Urges Engagement With All Stakeholders in Myanmar
The prime minister of Malaysia, ASEAN’s current chair, made the comment after a meeting with former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the sultan of Brunei.
China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres, Thai official says
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on …
80 Kenyans Lured by Fake Jobs in Myanmar to Return Home
Over 80 Kenyans who were tricked by fake recruitment agencies and taken to Myanmar for cyber scam operations are set to return home, the govt said.
1,000 scam workers rescued from Myanmar, including Indians: Why it matters
According to Myanmar’s Ministry of Information, most of the victims are from Asian countries such as China and India, with some also from East Africa …