121 job scam victims in Myanmar back home


Out of harm’s way: Mohamad talking to the Malaysian job scam victims upon their arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

SEPANG: The 121 Malaysians, who were victims of job scams in Myanmar, have been successfully brought back. They were working for a scam syndicate in Laukkaing when unrest broke out in the region.Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin said the group returned via a flight from Kunming, China.

“We received a report that civil war had broken out in Laukkaing and that Myanmar authorities had rescued 26 Malaysians.

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