39 foreigners flee Myanmar scam centre: Thai police
Bianca Popa
BANGKOK: Thirty-nine foreigners have fled an online scam centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police told AFP on Monday (Nov 25). Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts say is worth billions. The group from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia and Russia crossed into Thailand's Tak
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