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ASEAN Dithers as Scam Syndicates in Myanmar Bypass Thai Energy Cuts
Human trafficking and scam compounds are sowing further rifts within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Laos effectively undermined attempts by Thailand to deny the criminal syndicates access to electricity supplies in Myanmar where they have flourished with impunity.
Kenyan man flees call centre scam gang in Myanmar to Thailand
A Kenyan man fled a brutal assault by a call centre scam gang in Myanmar and sought help from Thai residents in Tak.
Tortured Kenyan flees Myanmar call scam gang into Thailand
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.The 30-year-old man limped to a shop in Phop Phra district on Sunday morning.
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 demanding government action to tackle the problem.
Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of 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.
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Thaksin urges Myanmar communities to boot out scam centres
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged communities in Myanmar to support efforts to crack down on call-centre ...
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Casinos, high-rises and fraud: The BBC visits a bizarre city built on scams
Image source, Jonathan Head/BBC Image caption, New high-rises on the Myanmar side are visible from Thailand's border Publicity about the scams is also hurting Thai tourism – Thailand is shutting ...
Online scams may already be as big a scourge as illegal drugs
AS THE CEO of a small bank in Kansas, a former chairman of the Kansas Bankers Association and a former officer of the ...
Clip of Thai PM speech on scam centres manipulated to add fake subtitles
Reports of high-profile kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border have frightened Chinese tourists who were Thailand's top ...
Malaysian man among 61 rescued from human trafficking and online scams in Myanmar
A Malaysian man was among 61 individuals rescued from suspected human trafficking and online scam operations in Myanmar and ...
Chinese diplomatic missions in Myanmar, Thailand respond to rescue of 39 Chinese nationals from scam centers
The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar told the Global Times on Friday that it will continue to maintain contact with multiple ...
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Over a dozen Indians among 61 trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar, handed over to Thailand
Thai authorities rescued 61 foreign nationals, including 13 Indians, from human trafficking in Myanmar. Victims are receiving ...
China’s Xi, Thai PM Paetongtarn agree to deepen ties on tackling cross-border scams
BEIJING: Just before Paetongtarn Shinawatra went to Beijing for her first China visit as Thailand’s prime minister on Feb 5, ...