More than 1,000 rescued from cyber scam centres near Thailand

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More than 1,000 people rescued from cyber scam centres near Thailand will be handed over by Myanmar, its military government has announced. The ruling State Administration Council said on Monday that around 1,030 foreign nationals were rescued from scam centres in the country over the past three weeks. Authorities said they have already returned 61 people to their home countries and would send the rest back after their personal details could be verified. Bloomberg news agency reported that the government's information ministry said the scam centre victims are mostly from Asian countries including India and China. Some other people rescued...