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Published on Feb 20, 2025

Chinese Court Tries Family Accused of Aiding Myanmar Scam Centers

BEIJING—A Chinese court said Wednesday it had finished a public trial for alleged members of a crime family accused of murder, fraud and collusion with cross-border scammers based in Myanmar. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, …

Source: The Irrawaddy - Left-wing
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - A group of 50 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand to take a flight home, a Thai police official said on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate 600 Chinese. For years, …

Source: The Gazette - Colorado - Neutral
Published on Feb 20, 2025

A bus carrying alleged scam centre workers and victims from China handed over from Myanmar arrives at the Mae Sot border ...

Source: Islander News - Florida - Uncategorized
Published on Feb 20, 2025

KIA, PDF Capture More Myanmar Junta Bases in Key Kachin Town

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces seized the junta’s Infantry Battalion 236 in Bhamo Township, Kachin State on Tuesday, accelerating their push to seize the entire township, where regime forces have suffered heavy losses, according to …

Source: The Irrawaddy - Left-wing
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Chinese culinary course launched in Myanmar

YANGON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has launched a Chinese culinary course in Nay Pyi Taw to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Myanmar-China diplomatic relations, state-run daily The Global New Light of …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Scam horror: Ethiopian men reveal abuse in Myanmar compounds

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post In Thailand’s Fort Wachiraprakan military camp, four Ethiopian men revealed bruises and scars they acquired during their detention in Myanmar’s infamous scam compounds. Yotor, a 19 year old, spoke about daily electric shocks. …

Source: Thaiger - Neutral
Published on Feb 20, 2025

China and Thailand join forces to tackle multibillion-dollar scam crisis in Myanmar

A blitz on the cyber fraud industry along Myanmar’s border with Thailand has led to the rescue of around 10,000 scam workers, with the first planes carrying Chinese nationals departing on Thursday in a high-profile operation to show that the crime …

Source: South China Morning Post - Uncategorized
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres heading home via Thailand

The plane, which had flown in from the Chinese city of Nanjing, took off shortly after 11.30am (4.30am GMT) for the border city of Xishuangbanna. Flight tracking websites suggested the aircraft landed at around 1.40pm (5.40am GMT), although there was no …

Source: Channel News Asia - Pro-Government
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres heading home via Thailand

Hundreds of Chinese workers were heading home on Thursday after being returned from online scam centres in Myanmar, as authorities crack down on the illegal operations. Thousands of foreigners are expected to be freed and returned from scam compounds in …

Source: RTL Today - Neutral
Published on Feb 20, 2025

Japanese teen sent location data before being released from Myanmar scam hub

A 16-year-old Japanese boy, who is believed to have been forced to work at a scam base in Myanmar, was freed after he managed to send his location information to his family in Japan via a communication app. The senior high school student from Aichi …

Source: NHK - Public Broadcaster