Thousands of Chinese nationals held in Myanmar scam centres to be repatriated, Thailand says

[HKFP] - 03/1/2025

Thailand said Friday it had agreed with Myanmar and China to repatriate thousands of alleged scam centre workers stranded in camps at the Thai-Myanmar border, part of a crackdown on transnational crime. Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home at a rate of 1,000 a week, starting next week, (…)



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