Myanmar, Thailand

Thailand braces for influx of scam victims as Myanmar crackdown continues
Thailand is preparing for a wave of foreign victims rescued from Myanmar's call-centre scam syndicates after the country cut power and internet to the areas, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
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.
Tortured Kenyan flees Myanmar call scam gang into Thailand
TAK: A Kenyan man crossed the Thai-Myanmar border to seek help in Phop Phra district, saying he was among about 1,000 people who were tortured unless they worked for a Chinese-led scam gang .
Help free Malaysians held by scam rings in Myanmar, NGO urges Thailand
The Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation cites Thailand's rescue of Chinese actor Wang Xing after pressure from China.
Thailand Cuts Power Supply to Myanmar in Blow to Scam Centers
Thailand will cut off electricity, internet access and oil supplies to some areas in Myanmar suspected to house cyber scam operations, widening a crackdown after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.
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 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.
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 ...
Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, a senior Thai minister said on ...
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’, ...
15 Malaysians among 260 victims rescued from Myanmar call-centre syndicates
Fifteen Malaysians were among 260 foreign victims of call centre syndicates in Myawaddy, Myanmar, who were released by ...
US aid freeze is new threat for ailing Myanmar refugees on Thai border
A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems ...