India plans repatriation of 500 nationals who fled Myanmar

29/10/2025 18:11

India plans to send an airplane to repatriate some 500 of its nationals who fled over the border into Thailand following a military raid on a notorious scam centre in Myanmar, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.



Starting last week, the Myanmar military has conducted a series of military operations against the KK Park cybercrime compound, driving a large number of people - mostly foreign nationals who worked there - into the Thai border town of Mae Sot.



More than 1,500 people from 28 countries have fled and are now being looked after in Thailand.



Prime Minister Anutin said the Indian ambassador will meet with the head of immigration to discuss speeding up the legal verification process for the 500 Indian nationals ahead of their flight back to India.



India earlier this year sent a plane to repatriate its nationals after thousands were freed from cyberscam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border following a regional crackdown.



Myanmar's KK Park is  a notorious enclave  known to international law enforcement and diplomats  for its involvement in transnational cyberscams.