China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border

Firstpost  

While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of thousands of suspects detained, the problem persists Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on August 26, 2023. AP China continues to grapple with rampant fraud networks exploiting its citizens near the Thailand-Myanmar border, as international criminal gangs lure victims abroad and force them into illegal activities. China’s crackdowns lagging Southeast Asia has become a hub for international fraud rings targeting Chinese citizens, bolstered by weak border controls, inconsistent law enforcement, and proximity to China. While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of thousands of suspects detained, the problem persists.

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Fake job scam: Cyber fraudster held for trafficking Lko youth to Myanmar
3 days, 15 hours ago

Fake job scam: Cyber fraudster held for trafficking Lko youth to Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

A joint team of the cyber crime cell and Madheyganj Police on Tuesday arrested an international cyber fraudster linked to a gang that trafficked several youths, including many from Uttar Pradesh, to Myanmar under false promises of jobs in data entry and sales marketing. The arrested suspect, identified as Zeeshan Khan, 36, a resident of the Chowk area in Lucknow, …

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
6 days, 15 hours ago

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases

Firstpost  

Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for trials. A total of 2,876 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar to China as part of a joint operation involving China, …

Job scams to digital slavery, how India battles China's cyber mafia
1 week, 3 days ago

Job scams to digital slavery, how India battles China's cyber mafia

India Today  

About 540 Indians, including 28 women, lured into a cybercrime network with fake job offers, have been rescued from Thailand and other countries. They were rescued from Myanmar’s Myawaddy region, where cyber-scam centres allegedly run by Chinese gangs force victims into fraudulent activities. Organised crime groups use advanced technology to evade detection, necessitating law enforcement to adapt and develop specialised …

What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour
1 week, 5 days ago

What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour

ABC  

A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar. Thousands of young men and women from Asia, Europe and Africa released last month from modern day slavery are now waiting in an indefinite limbo at repurposed scam centres and army …

Nearly 300 Indians repatriated from Myanmar scam centres
Trending News
1 week, 5 days ago

Nearly 300 Indians repatriated from Myanmar scam centres

New Indian Express  

Bangkok, Thailand: Nearly 300 Indians flew home through Thailand on Monday after being released from scam centres in Myanmar, officials in the kingdom said, as part of efforts to shut down the illegal online fraud operations. A group of Indian officials crossed into Myanmar to accompany seven buses taking the freed Indian nationals -- as well as three more carrying …

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Trending News
1 week, 5 days ago

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — A dramatic and highly publicized operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar. Thousands of young men and women from Asia, Europe and Africa released from modern day slavery are now waiting in an indefinite limbo at repurposed scam centers …

US charges Chinese hackers in broad cyberespionage campaign
2 weeks, 2 days ago

US charges Chinese hackers in broad cyberespionage campaign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Twelve Chinese nationals — including mercenary hackers, law enforcement officers and employees of a private hacking company — have been charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. agencies and universities, the Justice Department says. A set of criminal cases filed in New York and Washington add new detail to what U.S. officials said …

Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK, - Thailand's police on Wednesday detained 100 people for their alleged involvement in a scam centre in Cambodia, its first arrest of Thai nationals in a regional crackdown on massive fraud operations. Arrest warrants were also issued for two Chinese nationals who were alleged "gang leaders", stemming from a raid of a scam centre last month by Thai and …

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, 100s being airlifted by China
1 month ago

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, 100s being airlifted by China

Op India  

On Thursday, as many as 1000 Chinese nationals were airlifted from Myanmar to China after being rescued from online scam centres. In recent days, thousands of Chinese nationals who were lured to Thailand on the pretext of jobs and trafficked into Myanmar, have been rescued and repatriated as a part of a crackdown on online scam centres in Myanmar. Deported …

Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam center workers
1 month ago

Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam center workers

Raw Story  

Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam center workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations. Myanmar's junta said in a statement that a second group of 300 Chinese nationals was handed over on Friday via the Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 at the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Chinese foreign ministry …

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres
1 month ago

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres

Al Jazeera  

Thailand is facilitating the transfer of thousands of people rescued from scam centres on the border of Myanmar. As many as 1,000 Chinese nationals rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar are due to return home following an international crackdown on the illegal operations. The Karen Border Guard Force, a group allied with Myanmar’s military government, says it will deport …

More fraud suspects to be repatriated to China: Spokesman
1 month ago

More fraud suspects to be repatriated to China: Spokesman

China Daily  

BEIJING - Many more fraud suspects are expected to be repatriated to China in batches after the repatriation of the first group of 200 Chinese suspects on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday. According to reports, the 200 fraud suspects returned to China under the escort of Chinese police on Thursday after being repatriated from Myawaddy in …

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar
1 month ago

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Thousands of foreigners are expected to be repatriated from Myanmar in the coming weeks, starting with hundreds of Chinese nationals over the next three days Chinese Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi is surrounded by media after inspecting the repatriation of alleged scam centre workers and victims from China, at Mae Sot International Airport in Tak province on February 20, …

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar
1 month ago

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Thousands of foreigners are expected to be repatriated from Myanmar in the coming weeks, starting with hundreds of Chinese nationals over the next three days Chinese Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi is surrounded by media after inspecting the repatriation of alleged scam centre workers and victims from China, at Mae Sot International Airport in Tak province on February 20, …

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
1 month ago

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China. Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims …

China working with Thailand, Myanmar to uproot online gambling, telecom fraud
1 month ago

China working with Thailand, Myanmar to uproot online gambling, telecom fraud

China Daily  

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that China is actively carrying out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries including Thailand and Myanmar to eradicate the scourge of online gambling and telecom fraud. It is reported that the first batch of Chinese nationals rescued from the fraud compounds in Myawaddy, Myanmar, will return to China on a chartered flight …

Battered Myanmar scam center workers wait for deportation to China
1 month ago

Battered Myanmar scam center workers wait for deportation to China

Raw Story  

Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centers in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as Beijing and Thailand finalized plans on Wednesday for their repatriation. In a shabby, strip-lit room in a building in Shwe Kokko -- a Myanmar border town known as a hub for scam centers -- dozens of workers, mostly Chinese, sprawled on …

Cross-border telecom fraud gang stands trial
1 month ago

Cross-border telecom fraud gang stands trial

China Daily  

By CAO YIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-02-19 23:48 Members of a telecom fraud criminal gang stand trial at Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province. XINHUA A six-day trial involving a 23-member cross-border criminal organization, which had been indicted on suspicion of 11 crimes including fraud, intentional killing and intentional injury, ended on Wednesday in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang …

Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border
1 month ago

Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border

Hindustan Times  

By Shoon Naing Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border Feb 18 - Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations. Hundreds of thousands of people trafficked by criminal gangs have …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
1 month ago

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry. Thailand and China coordinate crackdown on scam centers On a visit to China in early February, Thai Prime Minister …

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
1 month, 1 week ago

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand’s army announced Thursday. In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia, the Thai army said it was coordinating an effort to repatriate some 260 people believed to have …

China's Xi hails Thailand's 'strong' action against scam centers
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China's Xi hails Thailand's 'strong' action against scam centers

Raw Story  

Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday for the "strong measures" her country has taken against scam centers targeting Chinese people. While meeting the Thai prime minister in Beijing, Xi said: "China appreciates the strong measures taken by Thailand to combat online gambling and phone and online scams", state broadcaster CCTV reported. "The two …

China’s Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China’s Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders met on Thursday in Beijing. Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, which are south of China and share borders with Thailand, have became major centers of online scam operations where people lured by …

Thailand finds a way to tackle Myanmar’s scam centres scaring away Chinese tourists: Cut the power supply
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand finds a way to tackle Myanmar’s scam centres scaring away Chinese tourists: Cut the power supply

Firstpost  

Thailand’s action comes amid growing concerns over the impact of transnational crime networks in Myanmar’s border areas, including Tachileik, Myawaddy, and Payathonzu. AI generated image via DALL-E Thailand has suspended electricity supply to multiple locations along its border with Myanmar in an effort to crack down on scam centres run by criminal syndicates, which have been blamed for deterring Chinese …

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds

CNN  

Bangkok CNN — 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. The scam compounds have operated for years, shielded by corruption and lawlessness that has long saturated Myanmar’s border regions — and only worsened after years of devastating civil war. “But, …

Thailand will cut power to Myanmar border to stop 'scam centres' run by gangs
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand will cut power to Myanmar border to stop 'scam centres' run by gangs

ABC  

Thailand will cut the power to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb "scam centres" where human trafficking victims are forced to work in cyber fraud operations. Chinese actor Wang Xing talks with Thai police officers in Mae Sot district, in Thai-Myanmar border, Tak province on January 7, 2025. Thai police said Xing was lured by a …

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds

CNN  

Bangkok CNN — 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. The scam compounds have operated for years, shielded by corruption and lawlessness that has long saturated Myanmar’s border regions — and only worsened after years of devastating civil war. “But, …

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns. Earlier this month, Chinese actor Wang Xing was lured by a promise of an acting opportunity and traveled …

China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police detained a man suspected …

Arrest made following actor's disappearance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Arrest made following actor's disappearance

China Daily  

Chinese police have captured a person surnamed Yan who is suspected of involvement in cases where Chinese citizens have fallen into false imprisonment after being deceived into travelling to the Thailand-Myanmar border. The Ministry of Public Security, which revealed the capture in a news release on Sunday night, said it had deployed a working group abroad to solve the cases. …

China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry

Live Mint  

Authorities in Beijing are ramping up pressure on neighbors to rein in cyberscams after the high-profile kidnapping of a young Chinese actor who says he was trafficked into a criminal enclave in Myanmar. The officials from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China pledged to arrest ringleaders, shut down so-called scam dens and free victims of human trafficking, according to …

Chinese model rescued from scam centre in Myanmar
2 months ago

Chinese model rescued from scam centre in Myanmar

ABC  

Chinese authorities have reportedly rescued a Chinese model who was caught up in a human-trafficking ring in Myanmar's lawless borderlands. China's state security ministry said in a statement on Friday that Yang Zeqi and several other victims had been rescued and returned to China. "After work, Wang Mou, Sun Mouqiang, Yang Mouqi, Wu Mouqi, Lin Mouling, Xu Mouning and others …

Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud
2 months, 1 week ago

Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud

China Daily  

Chinese police will maintain harsh response to telecommunications fraud, and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, said Zhang Ming, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Security. China's Ministry of Public Security launched a special campaign in July 2023 to crack down on telecommunications fraud organizations in northern Myanmar targeting Chinese …

Fears male model who disappeared may have been trafficked to scam centre
2 months, 1 week ago

Fears male model who disappeared may have been trafficked to scam centre

ABC  

It was every budding actor's dream — a message congratulating him on a successful audition for a role in a film. There are now grave fears he could be latest victim of a human-trafficking ring that is feeding scam centres in Myanmar's lawless borderlands and forcing victims to become scammers. Whisked across the border and forced to scam The disappearance …

How Indian and Chinese tourists are trafficked for sex slavery and online scam operations in Myanmar
2 months, 1 week ago

How Indian and Chinese tourists are trafficked for sex slavery and online scam operations in Myanmar

Op India  

Myanmar, a nation once renowned for its vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and distinctive festivals, has been devastated by conflicts involving the military junta, rebel groups, and terrorist organizations such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. She stated that one day a woman tried to escape, only to be captured by her captors, who then stripped her naked outside the house, …

31-year-old Chinese man rescued from Myanmar scam centre after viral social media post
2 months, 1 week ago

31-year-old Chinese man rescued from Myanmar scam centre after viral social media post

Hindustan Times  

A small-time Chinese actor, Wang Xing, went missing in Thailand for two days before his girlfriend turned to social media for help. Growing petition for action Families of Chinese nationals believed to be held in scam centres have begun circulating a petition, urging the government to take action. Another remarked, “Other people’s lives are also lives.” Wang disappeared on January …

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud
2 months, 1 week ago

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud

China Daily  

Chinese police will maintain a harsh response to telecom fraud and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, said Zhang Ming, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Security. The offenses are usually carried out by highly organized groups, some of which place their lower-level members under false imprisonment through violence, she …

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds
2 months, 1 week ago

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds

China Daily  

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom, Laos. Undoubtedly, Chinese law enforcement agencies, along with their counterparts in neighboring countries, have made significant strides in combating telecom frauds. In recent years, Chinese police have collaborated with their counterparts in …

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds
2 months, 1 week ago

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds

China Daily  

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom, Laos. Undoubtedly, Chinese law enforcement agencies, along with their counterparts in neighboring countries, have made significant strides in combating telecom frauds. In recent years, Chinese police have collaborated with their counterparts in …

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
2 months, 1 week ago

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking, Thai police said Wednesday. Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation Chinese state-owned newspaper The Global Times reported Monday …

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
2 months, 1 week ago

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking, Thai police said Wednesday. Chinese state-owned newspaper The Global Times reported Monday that the family of Wang Xing requested help from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand after …

Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted

China Daily  

Thirty-nine members of major criminal gangs based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted on Monday by a procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang province for telecom fraud and other crimes targeting Chinese citizens. The criminal gangs, operating in northern Myanmar's Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province, are accused of using arms and coercion to carry out the crimes, including large-scale telecom …

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC
3 months ago

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said Chen admitted in court to his role in “audaciously establishing an undeclared police station” in Manhattan and attempting to conceal the …

Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indonesian authorities have arrested a …

Chinese authorities strengthen cooperation to fight trans-border telecom fraud
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese authorities strengthen cooperation to fight trans-border telecom fraud

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-02 13:30 BEIJING -- China's prosecution and public security authorities have strengthened joint efforts to combat cross-border telecom fraud, with eight major cases placed under joint oversight, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Sunday. This initiative builds on previous joint efforts between the SPP and the Ministry of Public Security, which have overseen 13 significant cross-border telecom …

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar

Firstpost  

The northern frontier of Myanmar, a shadowy zone bordering China, has transformed into a battleground where ruthless telecom fraud syndicates thrive Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on August 26, 2023. AP The northern region of Myanmar, which borders China, has become a hub for a …

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