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Over 1,000 Enter Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Hub Raid

More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said, after the Myanmar military raided a major scam centre (Credit: AFP)

More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.

Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle victims through online cons, have flourished along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its years-long civil war.

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