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Scam centers in southeast Asia are on the rise despite crackdowns to root out the illegal industry

The Myanmar military last month went into one of the most well-known scam compounds — the massive KK Park, along the border with Thailand — and claimed it was shut down, setting off explosions and demolishing parts of the complex

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Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand

India is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi amid health concerns

The former Burmese leader has been detained since the 2021 coup

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Myanmar rebels sign ceasefire with military after China-mediated talks

A major ethnic rebel group in Myanmar has signed a ceasefire with the military after China-mediated talks

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Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up

A Thai regional army commander say that 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

The Independent UK

A military-backed party in Myanmar holds rallies as campaigning begins for December election

Political parties in military-run Myanmar have kicked off their election campaigns two months ahead of scheduled national polls

The Independent UK

In AP interview, East Timor's Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Over 1,000 Enter Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Hub Raid

More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.

International Business Times

SpaceX says it has cut Starlink services to Myanmar scam camps

The crackdown follows Myanmar military’s raid this week on KK Park, one of the country’s most notorious scam compounds

The Independent UK

Mysterious case of Belarusian model ‘murdered’ at Myanmar scam centre

Thai authorities have denied claims Vera Kravtsova was abducted and insist she left the country voluntarily

The Independent UK

Myanmar Scam Centre Raid Sends Hundreds Fleeing To Thailand

More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official told AFP on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound.

International Business Times

SpaceX Says 'Disabled' 2,500 Starlink Devices At Myanmar Scam Centres

SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.

International Business Times

Fake Modeling Gig Turns Deadly: What Happened to Vera Kravtsova, the Belarus Woman Killed for Organs in Myanmar's Trafficking Rings

Vera Kravtsova, 26, a former contestant on 'The Voice' Belarus, vanished after flying to Bangkok in September 2025.

International Business Times UK

Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.

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Thailand to let Myanmar refugees work to counter aid cuts and labour shortages

The move, welcomed by UN, will allow thousands of people living in camps to support themselves and their families

The Independent UK

Thousands arrested by Myanmar military after raids on infamous cybercrime spots

Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said the top leaders of the Karen National Union were involved in the scam projects

International Business Times

Myanmar Junta Says Seized 30 Starlink Receivers In Scam Centre Raid

Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious cyberscam centres and seized Starlink satellite internet devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.

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Consumer Tech News (Oct 13-17): Elon Musk's Starlink Under US Probe, Salesforce Eyes $60B Revenue, Apple Launches M5 Chip And More

A bipartisan committee in the U.S. Congress has reportedly begun a probe into Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellite business for its alleged involvement in providing internet access to scam centers in Myanmar.

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Drug den busted at Nana barber shop in Bangkok

Bangkok police arrested six foreign men, a Thai woman and a Myanmar woman at a barber shop on Nana Road (Sukhumvit Soi 3) where they said drugs were available.

International Business Times

US Indicts Cambodian Tycoon Over $15bn Crypto Scam Empire

US authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted billions of dollars.

International Business Times

Myanmar Scam Centres Booming Despite Crackdown, Using Musk's Starlink: AFP Investigation

Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Starlink Is Reportedly Being Probed For Alleged Role In Myanmar Scam Centers: 'It Is Abhorrent'

International Business Times UK

Exposed: Myanmar's Growing Scam Hubs Powered by Elon Musk's Starlink Despite Global Crackdowns

Scam compounds in Myanmar are thriving again, using Elon Musk's Starlink to power billion-pound fraud networks.

International Business Times

Myanmar Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown -- Using Musk's Starlink

They said they had smashed them.

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The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too

Editorial: A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat others

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