Second batch of 25 Malaysians repatriated after rescue from job scam syndicates in Myanmar


FILE PHOTO: Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, are stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and a human trafficking hub on the border with Thailand-Myanmar after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, operated by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy, Myanmar, February 26, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

BANGKOK: (Bernama) The second batch of 25 Malaysians rescued from job scam syndicates in Myanmar has been repatriated via Mae Sot, Tak Province, in northern Thailand.

Chargé d’Affaires of Malaysia to Myanmar, Johan Ariff Abdul Razak, stated that the Malaysians were handed over by Myanmar authorities to the Malaysian Embassy through Thai authorities at approximately 10am on Tuesday (March 11).

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