“Our investigations found that everyone has a Thai visa and came through Thailand,” Colonel Saw Chit Thu, the Karen warlord whose militia controls the major scam hubs of Shwe Kokko and KK Park along ...

The third defining feature is a riverside setting. Boat landings adjoin the complexes, facilitating movement to and from ...

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional resources. The ...

Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture and coercion By Reuters February 19, 20255:39 AM PSTUpdated February 19, 2025 ...

Speaking from a dormitory-style building, the scam center worker pleaded for help, saying foreign citizens were “trapped” in a compound in Myanmar, “beaten,” and forced to work without pay.

People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers ...

Cyber slavery rings are growing across the region, trapping young jobseekers in brutal scam compounds — and fueling a global ...

Thailand has cut off electricity, internet and gas supplies to several areas in Myanmar hosting scam centers along the border. More than 600 Chinese nationals were repatriated last week.

Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar's most notorious scam ...

Indonesia nationals who had worked at scam centers in eastern Myanmar walk upon arrival from Thailand, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.