Thousands of Foreign Telecom Scam Workers Relocate Amid Junta Airstrikes in Myawaddy
Summary
The mass movement began on the afternoon of July 22 following an escalation of military junta airstrikes across southern Myawaddy, near the Thai-Myanmar border. As the regime expanded its aerial bombardment into the Kyaukkhet area, large numbers of foreign workers—predominantly Chinese nationals—began fleeing the compound hubs. “Since July 22, thousands of Zhapian workers have been …