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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In former scam compounds across southeastern Myanmar thousands of freed workers are stuck in limbo. Rescued ...

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People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia ... after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanaphon Wuttison) ...

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — A dramatic and highly publicized operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar.

Gangs running illegal scams have trapped hundreds of thousands of people in locked compounds in Myanmar, Cambodia and other places in Southeast Asia. People who have managed to leave say they were ...