https://www.scmp.com/rss/516214/feed Allegra Mendelson is an investigative journalist reporting on politics, conflict and international relations in Myanmar. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. *The names of all the victims have been changed throughout and some details omitted to prevent identification. Those in charge of Myanmar’s scam centres don’t want the world to see what’s going on inside. Phones are confiscated upon arrival and work devices are wiped before anyone leaves, as scam bosses go to great lengths to hide their crimes. Jane and Max, two Filipinos forced to work for one of the criminal outfits along... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3228549/survivors-myanmars-scam-mills-talk-torture-death-organ-harvesting-and-battle-escape?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3228549/survivors-myanmars-scam-mills-talk-torture-death-organ-harvesting-and-battle-escape?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jul 2023 06:00:28 +0000 This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. *The names of all the victims have been changed throughout and some details omitted to prevent identification. “Run!” was the only instruction given to Filipinos Max and Jane, ending their six-month ordeal of forced online scamming in Myanmar. A day into their freedom, sitting at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Mae Sot – the same Thai border town they were trafficked through late last year – the pair recalled their nervous final... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228543/inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228543/inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jul 2023 01:30:22 +0000