Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown


Many of the former scam centre workers are being held in dire conditions. - Reuters

BANGKOK: Thousands of foreigners freed from scam centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday (Feb 24).

In recent weeks, authorities from China, Thailand and Myanmar have attempted to dismantle scam centres and illegal online operations on the border, part of a network of illegal compounds across Southeast Asia, where hundreds of thousands have been trafficked by gangs, according to the United Nations.

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