Miller told DW that as of Monday, the vast majority of 7,000 people awaiting repatriation are still in Myanmar, either in military-controlled camps or still in scam compounds.

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

Men and women rescued from scam compounds in Myanmar sit inside a camp belonging to the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) in Kyaukhat, Myanmar on April 13, 2025, after their escape attempt to ...

MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them say the ...

A sign near military checkpoint warns in Thai, English and Chinese of the danger of being trafficked and forced to work in locked scam compounds across the Myanmar border, in Mae Sot, Thailand ...

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese ...

MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them ...

MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them ...

Over 100 remain in Thailand awaiting repatriation, Thai officials said. Many were trafficked to Myanmar through Mae Sot, now a center of mass repatriation efforts.