Myanmar, scam and China

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 illegal online operations run from the region.
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.
Myanmar returns 100 scam centre workers to China
Myanmar has handed over more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand, the third batch in a major crackdown on the illegal operations.
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
The nations have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars.
Thai govt worries about influx of freed scam centre foreigners
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has expressed concern about a possible flood of foreigners released from shuttered scam centres in Myawaddy.He said on Tuesday the government would try to block their entry until their home countries agreed to repatriate them.
Hundreds of workers detained and repatriated from scam compounds on Thai border
Hundreds of workers were detained and repatriated from scam compounds in Myanmar. The alleged scammers were caught during raids of suspected call centre gang offices in the Myawaddy Township, on February 18.
50 Pakistanis among 215 rescued in Thai-Cambodian raid on cyber scam centre
Thai and Cambodian authorities have rescued 215 foreign nationals in a major raid on a suspected cyber scam centre in the Cambodian border town of Poipet, a senior Thai official said on Sunday.The operation,
Why China may face 'scrutiny' over using police diplomacy to help developing world
Chinese nationals rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were repatriated to China, while hundreds more are expected to ...
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Thai-China-Myanmar talks set on transnational crime
A tripartite meeting between Thailand, China and Myanmar will be held to deal with cross-border crime, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.Mr Maris said on Monday that Thailand ...
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China Flies Home First Nationals From Myanmar ‘Scam Centers’
China began repatriating 200 of its citizens who worked in cyber fraud operations in Myanmar, the first batch returning from ...
Chinese court tries Myanmar gang accused of scams, drugs, extortion and murder
A Chinese court has begun hearing charges against 23 members of a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud gang accused of a ...
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Phumtham warns nearly 7,000 foreigners could flee Myanmar into Thailand
Thailand's Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai urges foreign governments to repatriate nearly 7,000 detained foreigners in ...