They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border
An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in ...
Cuts to US foreign aid are hurting efforts to tackle human trafficking at scam compounds. Americans may pay the price
More than 220,000 people have been trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to scam people around the world. Funding cuts to ...
Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...
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Thousands of online scam workers are stuck in limbo in Myanmar
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.
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A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Stories of Chinese trapped in Myanmar hurt Thailand’s reputation Dramatic stories of Chinese people being lured to work in Thailand only to be trafficked into a scam compound in Myanmar spread ...
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Chinese court tries Myanmar gang accused of scams, drugs, extortion and murder
They alleged the gang’s operations were centred in Kokang, in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, which shares a ... including fake investment schemes, phishing scams and extortion.
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Chinese court tries Myanmar gang accused of scams, drugs, extortion and murder
They alleged the gang's operations were centred in Kokang, in Myanmar ... compound. The Ming crime group was led by Ming Xuechang, a Chinese-Myanmar national who was a member of Myanmar's Shan ...