Myanmar scam operations

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The group were among 119 Thai nationals detained during a raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet last week.

Thai officials say that scamming syndicates displaced by crackdowns in eastern Myanmar are relocating to the Thailand-Cambodia border area.

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The raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet follows Bangkok's crackdown on scamming operations along the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Fraud syndicates have reportedly moved deeper into Myanmar in response to crackdowns.

Bangkok has taken a number of recent measures to clamp down on the cyberfraud operations in the border region.

Thai authorities say they are requesting arrest warrants for three leaders of an ethnic Karen militia believed to be harboring online scam syndicates.

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The Chinese leader also thanked visiting Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for her government's actions against online scamming compounds in Myanmar.

The measures were announced on the eve of PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra's state visit to China, during which she is set to discuss anti-scam efforts with Xi Jinping.

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The suspect was wanted in connection with the high-profile kidnapping of the Chinese actor Wang Xing earlier this month.

China says it is leading regional efforts to crack down on online scamming operations and other transnational criminal activities.

Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other countries.”

The Singaporean government wants to intervene in the bank accounts of its own citizens but not in the scam industries of neighboring countries.

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