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Mae Sot International Airport is finally living up to its name. As planes from China and India have come to pick up their respective citizens who have been extracted from scam centers across the border in Myanmar and repatriate them, it’s no longer j... [1]

Mizzima The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Burmese individuals and companies tied to cyber fraud, forced labour, and armed groups, as part of a wider crackdown on Southeast Asian networks accused of stealing billions of dollars fro... [2]

Junta-allied Karen warlords were among nine individuals and companies hit by fresh US sanctions targeting Myanmar’s border scam centers on Monday. [3]

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. [4]

Mizzima Thailand’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule next week on whether to extradite Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang to China, where he faces criminal charges related to illegal online gambling operations, according to court and legal s... [5]

YALA, Thailand – Fourth Army Area Commander Lt Gen Norathip Poinok has presided over an iftar gathering in Yala province to observe Ramadan 1447 AH, enhancing relations between government authorities and local Muslim communities during the holy month... [6]

Mizzima Yatai International Holding Group announced a complete halt to its operations in Shwe Kokko New City, but staff have reported that activities are still ongoing. Shwe Kokko is infamous for online gambling and scam centres. [7]

YANGON — A Chinese company behind an urban development project near the Thai border in Karen State says it is planning to build on a swath of land under the control of a local armed group many times the size it was granted by the government. [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-02-11 · 75% match

Want to Break the Scam Centers? Follow the Money

Mae Sot International Airport is finally living up to its name. As planes from China and India have come to pick up their respective citizens who have been extracted from scam centers across the border in Myanmar and repatriate them, it’s no longer j

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-09-10 · 75% match

US sanctions Myanmar-based networks behind cyber scams and militias

Mizzima The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Burmese individuals and companies tied to cyber fraud, forced labour, and armed groups, as part of a wider crackdown on Southeast Asian networks accused of stealing billions of dollars fro

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-09-09 · 75% match

Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City

Junta-allied Karen warlords were among nine individuals and companies hit by fresh US sanctions targeting Myanmar’s border scam centers on Monday.

[4] 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.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-18 · 75% match

Thai Constitutional Court to deliver verdict on She Zhijiang extradition case

Mizzima Thailand’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule next week on whether to extradite Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang to China, where he faces criminal charges related to illegal online gambling operations, according to court and legal s

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-03-03 · 40% match

Fourth Army Chief hosts Ramadan Iftar in Yala to strengthen community ties

YALA, Thailand – Fourth Army Area Commander Lt Gen Norathip Poinok has presided over an iftar gathering in Yala province to observe Ramadan 1447 AH, enhancing relations between government authorities and local Muslim communities during the holy month

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-28 · 85% match

Yatai International denies shutdown claims as operations continue in Shwe Kokko amid sanctions

Mizzima Yatai International Holding Group announced a complete halt to its operations in Shwe Kokko New City, but staff have reported that activities are still ongoing. Shwe Kokko is infamous for online gambling and scam centres.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-03-06 · 85% match

Chinese Developer’s Grand Claims Spark Fresh Concern in Karen State

YANGON — A Chinese company behind an urban development project near the Thai border in Karen State says it is planning to build on a swath of land under the control of a local armed group many times the size it was granted by the government.

[9] MM elevenmyanmar.com · 2026-03-08 · 35% match

Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd

In celebration of the 81st Armed Forces Day 2026, the opening ceremony of the National Cancer Center (NCC) in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township, Yangon Region was held on the morning of March 7 and was attended by the Acting President and Chairman of

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-05-22 · 75% match

Myanmar’s BGF: A Family-Run Criminal Enterprise With Friends Across Asia

The Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has built a transnational network of illegal and abusive businesses, including cyber scam parks, with companies and individuals from Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand and other Asian countries committ

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