Buildings linked to online scam hub razed, area sealed off

THE government continues to conduct joint operations in the Shwe Kokko area and the KK Park area, where suspects com­mit telecom fraud and online gambling activities. The com­bined teams comprising securi­ty personnel and administrative bodies are involved in these oper­ations, which include entering the areas, dismantling and removing illegal buildings, and taking fur­ther action in accordance with the law.

 

In wiping off telecom fraud and online gambling activities, buildings used in carrying out online gambling and fraud are being demolished in three sec­tions in the Myawady-Maethaw­talay (KK Park) area. Yesterday, the authorities destroyed one sports stadium, one two-storey KTV, two two-storey buildings, one four-storey building, total­ling five buildings in the Section 3 area, and 140 buildings out of 425 buildings in Section 3 have been destroyed, and a total of 288 buildings out of 635 illegal build­ings have so far been demolished in the KK Park area.

 

The inspections began on 18 November at the buildings within the Shwe Kokko area that had been used for online scam opera­tions. To date, a total of 169 illegal buildings have been found, and measures to seal and confiscate those buildings to prevent fur­ther use began yesterday, with 20 buildings, totalling 161 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. Authorities systematically destroyed the seized materials and continue the operation to ex­pose the offences. Yesterday, the authorities deported 298 Chinese nationals, 37 Kenyans, 36 Ethio­pians, 18 Ugandans, 16 Filipinos, two Ghanaians, while two from Zimbabwe, one from Rwanda, one from Togo and one from Benin, totalling 411 individuals, through the Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Bridge II.

 

From 30 January to 2 De­cember 2025, a total of 12,945 for­eign nationals who had entered Myanmar illegally were detained. Of these, 10,601 individuals were screened to be expelled and were systematically repatriat­ed to their respective countries through Thailand in accordance with legal procedures. The re­maining 2,344 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/KTZH