Myanmar deports 365 Chinese nationals

 

Myanmar authorities sent back 365 Chinese nationals, who were involved in online gambling, telecom fraud and destructive actions, via the Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Bridge II on humanitarian grounds and for bilateral relations yesterday.

From 30 January to 27 March, a total of 8,670 foreign nationals who entered Myanmar illegally were identified and detained. Of them, 6,163 were systematically handed over to the relevant countries via Thailand in accordance with legal procedures, and the remaining 2,507 foreign nationals are ready for repatriation and are being well cared for.

The 8,670 detainees, are from China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nepal, Thailand, Rwanda, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Ghana, Bangladesh, Japan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Congo, Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Madagascar, Romania, Russia, the Philippines, and Chinese Taipei, and most of them are Chinese nationals.

The government is also intensifying efforts to crack down on online scams and online gambling by cooperating with international countries, including neighbouring countries, especially through the Myanmar-China-Thailand Trilateral Cooperation.

MNA/KTZH

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