The area near the border with Thailand has become notorious in recent years for industrial-scale scam compounds concentrated in industrial parks.

The General Operations Force has foiled a human trafficking attempt with the arrest of 14 foreigners in an operation in Kampung Paya Lada, Ketereh on Thursday night (Jan 16).

BANGKOK: The Civil Society Network and international agencies call on Thailand’s rights commission to step in as Mae Sot remains a key transit point for Myanmar-based criminal syndicates

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking

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Chinese actor Wang Xing, 31, was rescued from a notorious scam compound in Myawaddy, Myanmar, after being trafficked under the guise of a casting call. Wang had traveled to Thailand for what he believed was a film audition, but upon arrival, he was abducted and transported across the border to Myanmar, a hub for cybercrime and fraud operations.

The Chinese embassies in Thailand and Myanmar have issued warnings to their citizens about recruitment scams promising high salaries abroad, following the recent rescue of a kidnapped Chinese actor.

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Thai police have arrested 12 suspects in connection with a human trafficking case involving a Chinese actor surnamed Wang, who was deceived into a scam and subsequently trapped on the Thailand-Myanmar border, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

Chinese actor Wang Xing says he was trafficked to Myanmar - Actor says he was forced to work at a cyber fraud centre scamming Chinese people

Wang Xing, 22, was reported missing in northern Thailand's Tak province bordering Myanmar, an area known for large-scale criminal enterprises and human trafficking by organised gangs. "From ...

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, called on Chatchai Bangchuad, Secretary-General of the National Security Council (NSC) of

KOTA BHARU, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade has foiled a human trafficking attempt with the arrest of 14 foreigners, including four children, in an operation in Kampung Paya Lada, Ketereh last night.