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176 Filipino rescued from scam centers in Myanmar

The Manila Times 26 Mar 2025
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) led the repatriation of 176 Filipinos who were rescued from scam centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar ... The DFA said the coordination with Myanmar ...
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Another 24 Malaysians Involved In Job Scam Syndicate In Myanmar Return Home

Malaysian National News Agency 26 Mar 2025
BUKIT KAYU HITAM, March 26 (Bernama) – A total of 24 more Malaysian citizens who were victims of a job scam syndicate in Myawaddy, Myanmar, ...
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176 Filipino human trafficking victims repatriated from Myanmar – DFA

The Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Mar 2025
... swift action from Myanmar and Thai authorities, allowing the Filipinos to safely cross from Myawaddy, Myanmar, to Mae Sot, Thailand.
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176 distressed Filipinos return from Myanmar

The Manila Times 26 Mar 2025
(UPDATE) THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) led the repatriation of 176 Filipinos, who arrived early on Wednesday after they were rescued from scam centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar.
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Philippines repatriates 176 Filipinos from scam hubs in Myanmar

Xinhua 26 Mar 2025
MANILA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the country brought home 176 alleged Filipino human trafficking victims (HTVs) from illegal scam centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar.
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FOCUS: Japan fearing Myanmar scammers will lure more youths to crime

Kyodo 25 Mar 2025
26, 2025, shows foreign nationals gathered in a building at a scam center near Myawaddy, eastern Myanmar ... In mid-February, Thai authorities successively took protective custody of the boys, aged 16 and 17, near the Myanmar border with Thailand.
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Abused, forced to work: Grappling as a trafficked victim in Myanmar

Antara News 24 Mar 2025
After sharing this information with the KBRI, Rudiyanto received a reply indicating that his son was located in Myawaddy, Myanmar, where the conflict hindered evacuation efforts in the area ... Myawaddy.
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Evacuation of 569 citizens from Myanmar signifies diplomacy's success

Antara News 22 Mar 2025
The repatriation of Indonesian citizens from Myawaddy was conducted by crossing the border between Myanmar and Thailand via the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, which connects Myawaddy in Myanmar to Mae Sot in Thailand.
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Key accused in Myanmar scam says he is a victim too

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
Hitesh Somaiah, who has been accused of playing a key role in the Myanmar cyber fraud operation, said he himself was a victim and that he was coerced by the Chinese into staying in Myawaddy.Speaking to TOI from Myawaddy, Hitesh denied any wrongdoing.
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Việt Nam works to assist citizens detained in Myanmar's crackdown on cyberscam centres

Vietnam News 20 Mar 2025
... Vietnamese citizens are being temporarily detained for violating immigration regulations following raids and crackdowns on online scam operations in Myawaddy, an area near the Myanmar-Thailand border.
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Govt repatriates thousands of workers trafficked for labor

Antara News 20 Mar 2025
Then, on February 20, as many as 46 Indonesian citizens were repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar ... He said that Myawaddy, a conflict area on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, has become a center ...
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Scam hubs on Thai-Myanmar border still have up to 100,000 people, Thai police says

Asahi News 19 Mar 2025
Since February, more than 5,200 people have been extricated from scamming facilities in and around Myawaddy, according to Thai police citing Myanmar authorities.
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Up to 100,000 people still working at scam centres along Thailand-Myanmar border

Vietnam News 19 Mar 2025
Since February, more than 5,200 people have been extricated from scamming facilities in and around Myawaddy, according to Thai police citing Myanmar authorities.
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Authorities to question more than 500 citizens freed from Myanmar scam centres

The Jakarta Post 18 Mar 2025
Myanmar's Myawaddy scam centres are part of a Southeast Asia network involving criminal gangs trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to help generate illicit revenues running into ...
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Govt confirms 554 Indonesians rescued from Myanmar online scam gangs

Antara News 18 Mar 2025
Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan confirmed that 554 Indonesians have been rescued from online scam syndicates in Myawaddy, Myanmar.
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