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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

The Shwe Kokko crime hub, which was initially pitched as a large-scale mixed commercial, residential and leisure development project known as “China Town,” sprung up nearly a decade ago on the bank of the Moei River on the Thailand-Myanmar border. [1]

The Myanmar regime said Thursday it detained over a thousand foreigners during three days of raids on the notorious Shwe Kokko scam hub in Myawaddy Township, Karen State this week. [2]

Due to the departure of Chinese scam-center workers and the resulting emptiness of the area, some Mon business owners in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy Township, Karen State, along the Thai-Myanmar border, have had to close their operations and return to their... (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

Panic gripped Myanmar’s notorious Shwe Kokko scam city in the Myawaddy border town late last night and early this morning as Myanmar government forces and their Karen allies, the Border Guard Force (BGF), raided the city in a renewed attempt to crack... [4]

The Border Guard Force (BGF) announced it will take action against online financial fraud operations in Shwe Kokko, a new city on the Thai-Myanmar border in Kayin State. [6]

TAK, Thailand – Myanmar military forces, alongside the Border Guard Force (BGF), demolished a 12-story building in the Shwe Ko [7]

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai authorities on Tuesday extradited She Zhijiang, a key suspect accused of masterminding a transnational scam operation and owner of the [8]

Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army troops are opening roads and pathways through forests for people to flee Kokang’s capital as... [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-11-27 · 75% match

The Story of Shwe Kokko: How a Border Backwater Became a Global Crime Hub

The Shwe Kokko crime hub, which was initially pitched as a large-scale mixed commercial, residential and leisure development project known as “China Town,” sprung up nearly a decade ago on the bank of the Moei River on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-11-21 · 75% match

Junta Says Over 1,000 Foreigners Held in Shwe Kokko Scam ‘Raids’

The Myanmar regime said Thursday it detained over a thousand foreigners during three days of raids on the notorious Shwe Kokko scam hub in Myawaddy Township, Karen State this week.

[3] MM monnews.org · 2025-12-02 · 75% match

Mon Business Owners Shut Down Shops as Scam Workers Flee Shwe Kokko

Due to the departure of Chinese scam-center workers and the resulting emptiness of the area, some Mon business owners in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy Township, Karen State, along the Thai-Myanmar border, have had to close their operations and return to their

[4] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-11-18 · 75% match

Myanmar’s Shwe Kokko scam city raided, hundreds detained

Panic gripped Myanmar’s notorious Shwe Kokko scam city in the Myawaddy border town late last night and early this morning as Myanmar government forces and their Karen allies, the Border Guard Force (BGF), raided the city in a renewed attempt to crack

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-11-20 · 75% match

Online scam syndicate members flee Shwe Kokko Myaing ahead of crackdown on Myanmar border

[6] MM monnews.org · 2025-11-20 · 75% match

BGF Will Crack Down on Online Scams in Shwe Kokko

The Border Guard Force (BGF) announced it will take action against online financial fraud operations in Shwe Kokko, a new city on the Thai-Myanmar border in Kayin State.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-12-03 · 75% match

Myanmar demolishes scam center in Shwe Kokko SEZ as Thailand repatriates suspected Chinese scammers

TAK, Thailand – Myanmar military forces, alongside the Border Guard Force (BGF), demolished a 12-story building in the Shwe Ko

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-11-12 · 75% match

Thai Police extradite alleged Shwe Kokko kingpin She Zhijiang to China

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai authorities on Tuesday extradited She Zhijiang, a key suspect accused of masterminding a transnational scam operation and owner of the

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-11-25 · 75% match

What Is Behind the Dramatic Events at Shwe Kokko?

Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army troops are opening roads and pathways through forests for people to flee Kokang’s capital as...

[10] TH thediplomat.com · 2025-09-09 · 65% match

US Government Announces New Sanctions on Scam Networks in Myanmar, Cambodia

The U.S. government has sanctioned 19 companies and individuals in Myanmar and Cambodia for their involvement in a multibillion-dollar global scam industry that it accused of stealing “billions of dollars from Americans using forced labor and violenc

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