Over 5,000 people trapped in Myanmar scam centres near Thai border, rights group says (opens original article in a new tab)

Over 5,300 people remain trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai border, according to a human rights group, with many being foreign nationals held in areas controlled by a Myanmar militia.

• Over 5,300 people are trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai border, according to a human rights group.
• The victims include nationals from multiple countries, with estimates of 1,600 Chinese, 200 Burmese, 20 Thais, and others from the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brazil, Russia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
• Scam centres in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Cambodia, run illegal online schemes that defraud people globally and generate billions in annual revenue.