635 illegal buildings tied to scams, gambling demolished in KK Park

THE Myanmar government has systematically cleared and de­molished illegal buildings used for online scams and gambling activities in the Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas, where such crimes were most concentrat­ed, according to official sources. Joint task forces have carried out thorough inspections, sys­tematically destroyed confis­cated equipment used in online scam and gambling operations and demolished illegal struc­tures.

Yesterday, authorities de­molished the remaining two illegal buildings in Section II of the Myawady–Maehtawtha­lay (KK Park) area. Section II originally contained 62 illegal buildings, and the final two four-storey structures have now been brought down.

As a result, all illegal build­ings used for online scam and gambling activities in KK Park have been completely demol­ished, including 148 buildings in Section I, 62 in Section II and 425 in Section III, bringing the total number of demolished ille­gal buildings to 635. The demo­litions were carried out using controlled blasting methods as well as heavy machinery.

In addition, to ensure the destruction of structures al­ready brought down by machin­ery, further demolition using fire barrels has been underway since 14 December. In Section III of KK Park, a further five two-storey illegal buildings were destroyed yesterday, bringing the total number of buildings fully destroyed in that section to 121. Officials said the remaining illegal buildings would continue to be destroyed using the same method.

The government has stated that eradicating online scams and gambling activities is a national responsibility and has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that such crimes can­not take root anywhere in My­anmar. Authorities will continue coordinated efforts with domes­tic forces, as well as with the governments of neighbouring countries, to eliminate online scams and gambling operations. — MNA/KZL