{"id":221960,"date":"2025-02-27T15:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-stranded-after-being-freed-from-myanmars-scam-centres-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:04:48","slug":"thousands-stranded-after-being-freed-from-myanmars-scam-centres-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-stranded-after-being-freed-from-myanmars-scam-centres-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands stranded after being freed from Myanmar&#8217;s scam centres | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TBxysyPoOzQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands stranded after being freed from Myanmar's scam centres | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBxysyPoOzQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of former workers who have been freed from telecom fraud centres on the Thai-Myanmar border are now stranded in makeshift camps.<\/p>\n<p>The labourers &#8211; from countries around the world &#8211; were lured to these centres by fake promises of good jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The armed militia groups who are now holding them have a very limited capacity to support so many people. 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