Yangon, Jan 21, 2025 (AFP) - Myanmar junta says it deported over 50,000 scam centre workers to China

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2025-01-21

Myanmar's ruling junta said Tuesday it had deported to China more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations since October 2023, as it made a rare call to neighbouring countries to intervene. 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 of dollars. An editorial p......

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