BANGKOK: A Chinese delegation urged Thai authorities to arrest gang leaders, block operational channels and set up a centre to suppress scams.

The current notoriety of the Shwe Kokko New City Project can only be understood within the context of Myanmar’s past and present eras of military misrule

There are 36 major Chinese call-scam gangs employing more than 100,000 callers to defraud their victims of money, according to a Chinese assistant minister of public security now in Thailand seeking support in suppressing their activities.

While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of thousands of suspects detained, the problem persists

Crackdown sparks immigration raids in Mae Sot, where tens of thousands are seeking sanctuary from junta persecution.

The Provincial Electricity Authority said it was working with Thai and Myanmar security agencies and was ready to cut off power to scam centers if such cases were found.

A video of Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows Paetongtarn saying she is ready to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar if Beijing gives the order.

WASHINGTON - Reports of Chinese citizens trafficked into scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border are prompting renewed questions about Beijings

On Chinese social media, there is a growing call for a thorough crackdown on telecom fraud. What are the challenges in eradicating scams in Myawaddy? What misconceptions are circulating in public discourse?

The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to take part in telecoms scams.

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

The Indian Embassy in Myanmar has successfully facilitated the repatriation of six Indian nationals and one additional individual, who were released from the Myawaddy job scam centre last month.