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

Work going on in February on a new tower block in Shwe Kokko, southeastern Myanmar, where some of the most notorious scam centres are based (Credit: AFP)

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.

New buildings have been springing up inside the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border at a dizzying pace, with others festooned with dishes for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service, satellite images and AFP drone footage show.

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