WASHINGTON — A sweeping crackdown led by authorities from Thailand, China and Myanmar has dismantled scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border and freed thousands from nearly 30 countries, but helping them return home remains a big challenge, says the spokesperson for the Karen Border Guard Force, or BGF.

Over a week ago, BGF, an ally of Myanmar’s military junta, played a key role in evacuating more than 6,000 people from scam centers in Myanmar’s Shwe Kokko fraud hub, near the border… [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Politics