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Indonesia to bring home hundreds more scam trafficking victims from Myanmar

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More than 500 Indonesians freed from online scam centres in Myanmar will be repatriated via Thailand in the coming days, a senior Indonesian official said on Tuesday. Cyberscam operations, which have thrived in Myanmar’s lawless border areas for several years, lure foreign workers with promises of high-paying jobs but hold them hostage and force them … Read more

Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar

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Jakarta. The Indonesian government is working to repatriate 270 citizens stranded in Myawaddy, Myanmar, after being rescued from online scam syndicates, a Foreign Affairs Ministry official said on Friday. Judha Nugraha, director of Indonesian citizen protection at the ministry, revealed that thousands of Indonesians have been lured by fraudulent job offers in Thailand, only to … Read more