Hong Kong beautician pleads guilty to luring 2 women into Myanmar scam factory

A Hong Kong beautician has admitted tricking two women into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia by offering them free flights and accommodation and promising a lucrative reward for transporting 48 million baht (US$1.4 million) more than a year ago. Poon Sum-yi, 33, pleaded guilty at the District Court on Friday to a count of fraud for luring the two victims into travelling to Thailand, before they were “sold” to a Chinese-run scam factory in neighbouring Myanmar for US$54,000 in...