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Thai soldiers receiving some of the 200 multinational victims of scam centers, who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, in Phop Phra District, Tak province, Thailand on Feb. 12. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO

BANGKOK -- A Myanmar ethnic armed group has asked Thailand to ignore demands by the military regime and to bypass usual immigration processes to facilitate the repatriation of some 600 foreign scam center workers.

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