New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar's military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle, a Thai regional army commander said Tuesday, after more than 1,500 had left in the past week.

The KK Park site, identified by Thai officials and independent experts as housing a major cybercrime operation, was raided by Myanmar's army in mid-October as part of operations starting in early September to suppress cross-border online scams and illegal gambling.

The center is located on the outskirts of Myawaddy, a major trading town on the border across from the Thai town of Mae Sot. The Myawaddy area is only loosely under the control of Myanmar's military government, and shares p...