Thai soldiers look on as cyber scam workers arrive from Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township at a border checkpoint in the Thai town of Mae Sot on February 20. (AFP)

Final crackdown? Thailand moves against Myanmar cyber scam centres

Thailand has turned the screws on scamming operations abutting its territory, but experts warn of powerful vested interests on both sides of the border, while Myanmar migrants complain of heightened police harassment.

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