Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, ...

Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by ...

MAE SOT, Thailand – Hundreds of Chinese workers were heading home on Feb 20 after being returned from online scam centres in Myanmar, as the authorities crack down on the illegal operations.

MAE SOT, Thailand: Myanmar on Thursday (Feb 20) handed over the first batch of hundreds of Chinese scam centre workers who are set to be repatriated through Thailand in the coming days.

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A Chinese assistant minister for public security visited the border district of Mae Sot in Tak and crossed into Myawaddy on Sunday to observe operations assisting victims of call-centre scam gangs.

“Karen families donated medicine and oxygen tanks, but that’s not enough,” said Pim Kerdsawang, an independent NGO worker in the border city of Mae Sot. Compounding their concerns is the ...

Fuel stations in Myawady have shut down, forcing those in urgent need of fuel to travel to Mae Sot, Thailand, to refill their tanks. Consequently, heavy traffic congestion has been reported on the ...