Hanoi, May 19 -- In response to the ongoing efforts to protect Vietnamese citizens detained in Myanmar for violations of the country's immigration regulations, Deputy Director of the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Luong Thanh Quang reported that authorities have initially verified the identities of 681 citizens hailing from 56 provinces and cities across the country.

In March, Myanmar's law enforcement agencies, in coordination with Thai police and international partners, launched a series of raids targeting illegal online gambling operations along the Myanmar-Thailand border. Preliminary screening identified a significant number of Vietnamese nationals among those apprehended. These individuals were dee...