29-12-2023, 09:23 PM
Myanmar authorities will crack down on online scam operations along border with Thailand following talks on military cooperation between the two countries, state media said on Thursday (Dec 28). Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's lawless borderlands and are staffed by citizens from China & other countries who are often trafficked and forced to work swindling their compatriots.
In recent weeks, junta has said it has arrested scam ringleaders from a militia-run enclave on the border with China and deported thousands of Chinese nationals in a crackdown on the multi-billion-dollar industry. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and Lieutenant General Jakkapong Janpengpen of Thailand's armed forces discussed cooperation between their militaries at a meeting on Wednesday, state media is saying, they are discussed plans jointly eradicate online gambling & online scams near Myawaddy on the Myanmar-Thai border, according to Global New Light of Myanmar.
Myawaddy town is controlled by military-aligned militia & analysts and media reports say the surrounding area is a hotbed of drug production and online scam outfits.
https://www.todayonline.com/world/myanma...er-2333641
In recent weeks, junta has said it has arrested scam ringleaders from a militia-run enclave on the border with China and deported thousands of Chinese nationals in a crackdown on the multi-billion-dollar industry. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and Lieutenant General Jakkapong Janpengpen of Thailand's armed forces discussed cooperation between their militaries at a meeting on Wednesday, state media is saying, they are discussed plans jointly eradicate online gambling & online scams near Myawaddy on the Myanmar-Thai border, according to Global New Light of Myanmar.
Myawaddy town is controlled by military-aligned militia & analysts and media reports say the surrounding area is a hotbed of drug production and online scam outfits.
https://www.todayonline.com/world/myanma...er-2333641