47 Nepalis Rescued From Scam Centers in Myanmar Arrive in Kathmandu

OCCRP spoke with a dozen of the Nepalis rescued in recent months. Myanmar’s military authorities have ed, ed and ed some cyber-scam compounds along the Myanmar-Thailand border. “I was not paid my salary. In one punishment, I was hung up by my arms for 18 hours and locked in a cell for three days. When I didn’t follow their rules,. I was disciplined,” a rescued man who asked to be unnamed said.

Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-12; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/news-story-47-nepalis-rescued-from-scam-centers-in-myanmar-arrive-in-kathmandu