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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

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

Myanmar Scam Centers - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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, a Thai regional army commander said Tuesday, after more than 1,500 had left in the past week.

The KK Park site, identified by Thai officials and independent experts as housing a major cybercrime operation, was raided by Myanmar’s army in mid-October as part of operations starting in early September to suppress cross-border online scams and illegal gambling.

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