Thailand, Myanmar

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.
Thailand Promises Further Measures Against Scam Operations in Myanmar
Thai authorities say they are requesting arrest warrants for three leaders of an ethnic Karen militia believed to be harboring online scam syndicates.
Thailand readies for influx of freed foreign scam-centre victims
The government is preparing for a possible influx of foreigners released from the clutches of scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off all power, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities.
Thailand: 261 foreigners rescued after being scammed in Myanmar
Foreigners deceived by gangs of scammers crossed the border from Myanmar into Thailand on Wednesday after being released. A total of 261 people of various nationalities, including Chinese and other citizens,
Thailand set to escalate war on scammers in Myanmar
The government is likely to intensify the war on call-scam gangs operating from Myanmar to include a border ban on suspected accomplices and suspension of solar panel exports to Myanmar, according to senior officials.
No doctors for sick children. This is the reality of Trump’s aid freeze in remote northern Thailand
Aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread confusion following the US aid freeze, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and ...
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Activists: New Thai rule gives Myanmar junta greater power to block workers
Regulation requiring junta approval for migrant workers raises fears of people being forced back to military conscription and ...
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Thailand to seek arrest warrants for officers of Myanmar border forces
Thailand has acquired adequate evidence to request Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Col. Saw Chit Thu, Lt. Col.
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry ...
Myanmar’s ‘complex situation’ biggest hurdle to helping trapped Hongkongers
Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk also says ‘areas that the Myanmese government can control are relatively small’, ...
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Myanmar Border Areas to Stay in the Dark, Thailand Says
No let up until the scam centers in Tachileik, Myawaddy and Payathonzu are shut, Bangkok says following protests in Myanmar.
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Thai, Myanmar authorities target scam centres near Myawaddy by cutting off fuel
The blockade, which affects fuel shipments from within Myanmar as well as Thailand, comes a few days after Thailand’s ...
Thailand to seek arrest warrants for Myanmar Border Guard Forces leaders
BANGKOK: Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will seek arrest warrants for three leaders of Myanmar’s Border ...