These operations are centered in Myawaddy, a region on Myanmar's border with Thailand that has become a hotspot for organized internet fraud networks. These scams are not only run by Burmese ...

Nearly 200 Indians have been rescued from a notorious cybercrime hub in Myanmar’s Myawaddy region. Stranded in a Thai border town, they share with TOI their harrowing experiences of being lured ...

Nearly 2,000 Indians are involved in cyber scam operations in Myanmar's lawless Myawaddy region, lured by fake job offers and forced to conduct online fraud. While some have been rescued ...

Speaking at a press conference in Shwe Kokko, about 20 kilometers north of Myawaddy, on Wednesday (March 12), Lt Col Nai Maung Zaw confirmed that the crackdown on smuggling and human trafficking ...

About 7,000 people pulled out of scam centres in Myanmar's Myawaddy are currently housed in camps administered by armed groups operating along the frontier, following a multi-national crackdown to ...

BANGKOK — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to ...

Foreign nationals who were forced to work for scammers are pictured in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Feb. 17, 2025, after being freed. (Faces pixelated for privacy reasons)(Kyodo) MYAWADDY, Myanmar (Kyodo ...

Since the joint operation of repatriating and escorting suspects involved in telecom fraud in Myawaddy, Myanmar, was launched by China, Myanmar and Thailand on February 20, a total of 2,876 ...