276 online scam hub buildings in KK Park demolished, 119 illegal buildings in Shwe Kokko sealed off

THE government continues to conduct joint operations in the Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas, where suspects are involved in telecom fraud and online gam­bling activities. The combined teams, comprising security personnel and administrative bodies, are carrying out these operations, which include enter­ing the areas, dismantling illegal buildings, and destroying seized items used in online gambling and scams.

 

Yesterday, the authorities destroyed six illegal buildings — including three two-story buildings and three four-story buildings — in the Section 3 area. So far, 128 out of 425 buildings in Section 3 have been demolished, and a total of 276 out of 635 illegal buildings have been demolished in the KK Park area.

 

Similarly, the operation has been conducted in the Shwe Kokko area since 18 November, and the authorities yesterday searched four residential build­ings, warehouses, gyms, pow­er plants, shops, and labour barracks in the Shwe Kokko area were inspected again, in­cluding four one-storey build­ings, 63 two-storey buildings, 17 three-storey buildings, three four-storey buildings, four five-storey buildings, one six-sto­rey building, two seven-storey buildings, two nine-storey build­ings, one 16-storey building, and one 19-storey building, totalling 98. No individuals involved in tel­ecom fraud and online gambling were found, but those offenders took mobile phones and materi­als along with them.

 

The inspections began on 18 November at buildings with­in the Shwe Kokko area that had been used for online scam operations. To date, a total of 140 illegal buildings have been identified, and measures to seal and confiscate these buildings to prevent further use have contin­ued. Yesterday, 18 more illegal buildings were sealed, bringing the total to 119 buildings already sealed and confiscated.

 

To date, the authorities have detained 1,954 undocumented foreign entrants and seized 3,310 computers, 21,870 mobile phones, 102 Starlink satellite receivers, and 22 routers used in telecom fraud and online gam­bling activities. The authorities have systematically destroyed the seized materials and con­tinue operations to expose the offences.

 

From 30 January to 30 No­vember 2025, a total of 12,945 foreign nationals who had en­tered Myanmar illegally were de­tained. Of these, 10,029 individu­als were screened to be expelled and were systematically repatri­ated to their respective countries through Thailand in accordance with legal procedures. The re­maining 2,916 foreign nationals are now ready to be transferred to their respective countries, and they are being properly held and cared for during this process.

 

The government considers the eradication of telecom fraud and online gambling crimes as a national responsibility and, to ensure that such activities can no longer operate within Myan­mar, will continue its efforts in coordination not only with do­mestic forces but also with the governments of neighbouring countries. — MNA/TH