An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced to trick Americans and others out of their life savings.
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that as many as 525 Indonesian citizens are involved in online scam. They are currently trapped in Myanmar.
The United Nations has slashed funding to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia after US President Donald Trump froze foreign aid funding, according to a letter seen by AFP, people familiar with the matter and a refugee notified of the cuts.
The Foreign Ministry is currently planning to rescue another batch of Indonesians trapped in Myanmar’s rebel-controlled Myawaddy region, where online scam rings operate, after successfully repatriating a total of 130 human trafficking victims in the past few weeks.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that it is still trying to repatriate 525 Indonesians who have allegedly fallen victim to human trafficking from
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late Friday, part of a massive repatriation movement that is straining ...
The United Nations' migration agency has slashed aid to hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two people briefed on the matter, because of massive funding cuts by their biggest donor,
Cambodia also deported 119 Thais across the two countries' shared border, the latest handover in a regional crackdown on illegal cyber scam centres.
Thailand has cut off electricity, internet and gas supplies to several areas in Myanmar hosting scam centers along the border. Thai soldiers provide security for the transfer of Indonesia ...
MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort that follows a ...