148 Thais among 689 people held over online gambling, scams in Myanmar border town

BANGKOK: As many as 148 Thai nationals were arrested in Myanmar’s border town of Tachileik in a crackdown on scam call centres and online gambling businesses, Myanmar media reported on Saturday (Feb 24).

In a raid on Friday, Myanmar military and police raided an “online gambling business” located close to 1G1 Hotel and arrested 689 people found on the premises, the Tachileik News Agency said.