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Canada and US ‘offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum’
By Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025
» Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have told Reuters, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where they were covertly deported last week.
Explainer - What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2025
» Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.
Thailand mulls wall on Cambodia border as scam centre crackdown widens
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 03/03/2025
» Thailand will study the feasibility of building a wall along part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said on Monday.
Thai government under fire for claiming Uyghurs left voluntarily
Online Reporters and Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» The Thai government has been attacked by critics over a claim that 40 Uyghur detainees had asked to go back to China after being detained in the country for more than a decade.
US condemns Thailand's return of 40 Uyghurs to China
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday condemned Thailand's return of at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington says members of the Muslim group have faced genocide.
19 killed, 30 injured in study tour bus crash
Online Reporters and Reuters, Published on 26/02/2025
» Nineteen people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus taking people on a community study tour overturned on a downhill road in Nadi district of Prachin Buri early on Wednesday.
First Chinese scam-centre returnees fly home from Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong and Reuters, Published on 20/02/2025
» TAK - The first group of 50 Chinese people returned from Myanmar-based scam centres flew home from Mae Sot on Thursday morning, with another 150 compatriots scheduled to return to China by the end of the day.
Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture and coercion
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2025
» FORT WACHIRAPRAKAN, Thailand - Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam compounds.
China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2025
» China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in call-centre scam compounds on the Thailand-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations in the region.
Thais effectively barred from entering casinos in new draft regulation
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2025
» Thailand has proposed tough entry requirements for local punters in casinos as it plans to build a major gaming industry to boost tourism, new draft regulation released on Monday showed, which could potentially dent investor interest.