Over 260 foreigners freed from forced work for scammers in Myanmar

Over 260 foreign nationals have been freed from scam syndicates in Myanmar where they had been forced to work, the Thai army said Wednesday, with a Myanmar ethnic rebel group handing them over to authorities in northwestern Thailand.The move came a week after Thailand cut power and fuel supplies to five locations in Myanmar towns near the border to crack down on phone scams and human trafficking based in the areas.The forced labor victims protected by the authorities in Phop Phra district in Tak province were from about 20 countries, including China, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, P…READ FULL ARTICLE