Myanmar’s military announced the arrest of nearly 1,600 foreign nationals over five days in a high-profile crackdown on internet scam operations along the Thai border. Authorities said the raids targeted the notorious Shwe Kokko gambling and fraud hub. Sprawling fraud factories have proliferated in Myanmar’s conflict-affected border regions, employing thousands of workers and trafficked foreigners. […]
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Myanmar demolishes 150 buildings in border scam crackdown
YANGON: Myanmar’s military announced on Sunday that it has demolished nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound near the Thai border, targeting facilities used in large-scale online fraud. The structures included a gym, spa, karaoke parlour, dormitories, and even a four-floor hospital, according to the state-run newspaper The Global New […]