Myanmar, Thailand

Thailand to repatriate thousands of scam centre workers from Myanmar
Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home, with an average number of 1,000 a week, starting next week, the Thai Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told reporters.
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
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.
Thailand, China and Myanmar to tackle scam hubs
Myanmar's military rulers plan to jointly take measures against the country's scam centers with China and Thailand.
Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to,
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.
China Flies Home First Nationals From Myanmar ‘Scam Centers’
China began repatriating 200 of its citizens who worked in cyber fraud operations in Myanmar, the first batch returning from the centers international groups have said are a nexus of human rights abuses and criminal activity.
‘People are sold every day’: first-hand account of life inside a Myanmar scam centre
Xu Bochun said he was duped by a fake job offer in 2023 which led to him spending the 'darkest' three months of his life in a scam centre Chinese gig worker Xu Bochun says he was lured to Myanmar in 2023 by a job offer that turned out to be fake.
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Over 620 suspected criminals repatriated to China from Myanmar
More than 620 Chinese suspects in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were repatriated in recent campaigns jointly launched by China, Myanmar ...
China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres, Thai official says
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security ...
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Myanmar Junta Chief to Meet with Vladimir Putin on Russia Trip
Facing Western sanctions and opprobrium, Naypyidaw and Moscow have strengthened their cooperation in both the economic and ...
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China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern ...
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Chinese Security Companies Pose Threat to Myanmar’s Sovereignty
In an interview with The Irrawaddy's Ei Kay Kyaw, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd says the junta’s new law allowing China to protect its ...
Chinese culinary course launched in Myanmar to mark 75th anniversary of Myanmar-China diplomatic ties
YANGON: A Chinese culinary course has been launched in Taunggyi, Shan state, to mark the 75th anniversary of Myanmar-China ...
Expert warns increasing presence of Chinese security firms will turn Myanmar into 'client state'
A top expert on security dynamics in Southeast Asia, especially in and around Myanmar, on Saturday voiced her concerns over ...
Opinion
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Tracing China’s Long Entanglement in Myanmar
Bertil Lintner looks at the often devious ways in which China cemented the pauk-phaw or kinship relationship to become the dominant foreign power in Myanmar, sidelining all others.