Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid


People from various countries, who were working in the KK Park compound in Myanmar, waiting to board a boat with their belongings to cross over from Myanmar to Thailand via the Moei river on Oct 24, 2025. - AFP

BANGKOK: More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday (Oct 24), after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.

Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle victims through online cons, have flourished along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its years-long civil war.

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