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Government's scam centre crackdown not enough, warns Rangsiman
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2025
» An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand's border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers there being pulled out, a top Thai opposition lawmaker said, calling for more comprehensive measures to stomp out a booming illegal industry.
‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount SE Asia scam centre horrors
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» NAIROBI - Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar: army
Published on 13/02/2025
» Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border.
Myanmar scam gangs free 261 people
Published on 12/02/2025
» The government is preparing for an influx of foreign victims released from the clutches of call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off power and internet, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Thailand readies for influx of freed foreign scam-centre victims
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/02/2025
» The government is preparing for a possible influx of foreigners released from the clutches of scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off all power, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Tortured Kenyan flees Myanmar call scam gang into Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 09/02/2025
» TAK: A Kenyan man crossed the Thai-Myanmar border to seek help in Phop Phra district, saying he was among about 1,000 people who were tortured unless they worked for a Chinese-led scam gang.
Thai police investigate ‘call-centre beating’ video
Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2025
» Thai police are tracing the source of a viral video showing what is believed to be an employee of a call centre based in a border town in Myanmar being brutally assaulted by a gang.
Plenty in store for sports fans in 2025
Sports, Published on 01/01/2025
» Los angeles: There may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025 but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments.
Timeline: Boeing to plead guilty to fraud in US probe of fatal 737 Max crashes
Published on 08/07/2024
» Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into two 737 Max fatal crashes, the government said in a court filing on Sunday.
Ubon Ratchathani stages Candle Festival
Life, Published on 27/06/2024
» To mark Khao Phansa Day, the beginning of Buddhist Lent, the northeastern town of Ubon Ratchathani invites Buddhist pilgrims and tourists to take part in its annual Candle Festival featuring unique religious rituals and cultural activities throughout July.