In December last year, it was reported that a group of 56 Sri Lankans had been brought to Thailand for jobs related to the IT industry and instead they had been held captive in a camp in the cyber criminal area operated by a terrorist group in Myanmar.

In April this year, eight Sri Lankans rescued from this cyber scam trafficking were safely repatriated to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne, called on Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing at the Prime Minister's office, and requested assistance in rescuing the captive Sri Lankans.

The Prime Minister emphasized the Myanmar government's commitment to cooperating with Sri Lankan officials and prioritising the resolution of this issue.