PUBLISHED : 22 Oct 2023 at 11:18
An arrangement is being made by the Thai and Myanmar authorities to repatriate 120 Thai nationals to Thailand, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kanchana Patarachok said on Sunday.
The Thais, 90 men and 30 women, were reportedly lured by an internet gang to work in Laukkaing in the northern part of Shan State, Myanmar, on the border with China.
The nature of their work was not initially made clear.
Ms Kanchana said Mongkol Wisitstump, the Thai ambassador to Yangon, on Saturday told the Foreign Ministry that the embassy had coordinated with the Foreign Ministry of Myanmar, the immigration office of Laukkaing in Shan State and other Myanmar agencies to help bring the Thais out of the town to safety.
At 9pm…
