Alleged victims of cyber scam centres board a boat to cross the Moei River from Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township to Thailand, where they were met by Thai Army soldiers on February 12. (AFP)

Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border

More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.

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