Members of the Kayin State Border Guard Force take part in a crackdown on cyber scam centres in Shwe Kokko town, in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township, on February 18. (AFP)

Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to China

Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centres in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as China and Thailand finalised plans on Wednesday for their repatriation.

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