Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds
1 month, 3 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, for us poor locals, we can’t afford to buy generators.” A resident of Thailand’s Mae Sot, which sits across the river from Myawaddy in Myanmar, said he doubted the power cuts would stop the scam centers. Chinese authorities say more than 53,000 Chinese “suspects” – including trafficked victims – have been sent back to China from scam compounds in northern Myanmar.

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Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
1 week, 5 days 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, …

Nearly 300 Indian nationals brought back home following release from scam centres in Myanmar
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Nearly 300 Indian nationals brought back home following release from scam centres in Myanmar

Firstpost  

Around 7,000 workers from at least two dozen countries have been freed, the majority of them Chinese, but many have been languishing in squalid conditions in temporary holding camps on the Myanmar-Thai border Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and …

What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour
2 weeks, 3 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
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2 weeks, 3 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
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2 weeks, 4 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 …

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
2 weeks, 4 days ago

They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border

Hindustan Times  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes. “The ministry attaches very high importance to this and is aware that there are sick people, and that they need to be repatriated,” Nikorndej Balankura, spokesman …

Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre
3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late Friday, part of a massive repatriation movement that is straining regional resources. They were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam centers by Thailand, Myanmar and China. “They were healthy,” said …

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home

Hindustan Times  

* Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home Multi-national crackdown launched on scam compounds * Hundreds of foreign nationals moved to militia camp * Conditions in the camp are difficult, witnesses say * Some face problems trying to go home, they say By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, - Hundreds of foreign nationals …

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
3 weeks, 6 days ago

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — 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 Indonesians were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam centers by Thailand, Myanmar and China. …

84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Top News
1 month ago

84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort that follows a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China. Last week, the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said they were coordinating to repatriate as many as 270 of their citizens stranded in …

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
1 month ago

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

Live Mint  

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 unprecedented number is straining the resources of Thailand just across the border and leading to delays. The crackdown coordinated among Thailand, Myanmar and China …

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
Top News
1 month ago

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

Associated Press  

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 unprecedented number is straining the resources of Thailand just across the border and leading to delays. The crackdown coordinated among Thailand, Myanmar and China …

Myanmar repatriates more than 100 Chinese nationals in third batch of scam centre crackdown
1 month ago

Myanmar repatriates more than 100 Chinese nationals in third batch of scam centre crackdown

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta said in a statement that a third group of 111 Chinese nationals was handed over on Saturday via the Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 at the Thai border town of Mae Sot A Chinese national, who was taken from scam centers in Myanmar amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border, is escorted by soldiers …

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 …

China airlifts nationals Thailand rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar
1 month, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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

Scam center survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
1 month, 1 week ago

Scam center survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar

Raw Story  

by Sally JENSEN At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks. electric shocks," she told AFP from a holding centre in Phop Phra, about 30 kilometres south of Thailand's Mae Sot …

Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
1 month, 1 week ago

Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks. Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar Pieta was one of 260 people many visibly injured or bruised rescued from an illicit …

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
1 month, 2 weeks 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
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1 month, 3 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, 3 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 cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem. Parts of Myanmar bordering Thailand, including Myawaddy and Tachilek, are known as havens for criminal syndicates who have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia and elsewhere into helping run …

Thailand finds a way to tackle Myanmar’s scam centres scaring away Chinese tourists: Cut the power supply
Top News
1 month, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 plans power cuts to curb trafficking
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thailand plans power cuts to curb trafficking

China Daily  

Photo taken on Jan 9, 2025 shows the Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. The move by the National Security Council aims to tackle human trafficking by call center scam gangs that ensnare foreign victims and force them into telecom fraud. On Tuesday, Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered the Provincial Electricity Authority, or PEA, to cut off power to …

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar
2 months 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 still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
2 months 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 …

China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry
2 months 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, 1 week 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 …

Fears male model who disappeared may have been trafficked to scam centre
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

31-year-old Chinese man rescued from Myanmar scam centre after viral social media post
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar
4 months 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 …

China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
1 year, 3 months ago

China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a shootout, confession videos and national TV broadcasts of arrests of high-profile suspects. “China seems to be very focused and intent on cleaning its border,” said Jason Tower, an expert on Myanmar’s cyberscam …

Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military has lost control of a strategic town on the Chinese border following days of clashes with ethnic armed groups, in what analysts say is the biggest military challenge it has faced since seizing power. Fighting has raged since Friday across northern Shan state, with an alliance of ethnic groups claiming to have seized four towns, blocked trade routes …

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus
1 year, 5 months ago

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus

Firstpost  

The syndicates also are known for “pig butchering” cons, where scammers entice individuals, often halfway across the world, to invest their money in bogus schemes after duping them into digital romances After losing his work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took on different jobs both inside and outside of China in …

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact
1 year, 5 months ago

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhang is one of tens of thousands of people, mostly but not all Chinese, who have become ensnared in cyber scam networks run by powerful Chinese criminal syndicates in Southeast …

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact
1 year, 5 months ago

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Zhang is one of tens …

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China
1 year, 6 months ago

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China

The Diplomat  

Beijing’s strategic interests in Myanmar and mainland Southeast Asia ensure that the crackdown on transnational criminality is likely to remain partial and selective. A group of 109 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in a telecom fraud operation in northern Myanmar were handed over to Chinese police on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, the latest in a series of publicized deportations of …

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating
1 year, 9 months ago

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major organized crime operations, Thai officials said Tuesday. Power from Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority to the complexes in Myawaddy township in Kayin state was cut at midnight on Monday, said Montsak …

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