Another Hongkonger freed from Myanmar scam farm

[RTHK] - 02/3/2025

A Hongkonger held prisoner and forced to work at a scam farm in Myanmar has been rescued and is back across the border in Thailand, SAR officials have confirmed. Thailand's The Nation newspaper reported that the woman, 31, was freed on Sunday after the Thai police and army reached out to (…)



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