Hundreds of Chinese nationals who worked at online fraud centers in eastern Myanmar began to head home on Thursday from an airport in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, Thai officials said.

Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country launches a major crackdown on the pervasive criminal activity across its border.

Thai officials confirm that the rescued individuals were taken by boat to Phop Phra, Thailand, before being moved to a secure facility

A group of 200 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand and were flown home on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds caught up in massive internet fraud schemes,

Multinational victims of scam centres, who were trafficked into working in Myanmar and were sent to Thailand on February 12 amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres oper

China began repatriating 200 of its citizens who worked in cyber fraud operations in Myanmar, the first batch returning from the centers international groups have said are a nexus of human rights abuses and criminal activity.

Inside a Thai military camp, several men on Wednesday (February 19) showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar's most notorious scam compounds.

Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations.