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Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on
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This combination of satellite image shows KK Park along Myanmar's border with Thailand on Sept. 11, 2025, left, and Nov. 14, 2025. - photo by Planet Labs via AP
It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country. They started by raiding and then bombing KK Park — a notorious compound that has become a symbol of impunity in the battle against one of the most lucrative criminal industries in the world.