The story so far: About 500 Indian citizens who recently fled the KK Park cyber crime hub in Myawaddy township, near the Thailand border in south-eastern Myanmar, are set to be repatriated by the Indian government . This incident, along with numerous similar cases, highlights how the global scam centre crisis has reached alarming proportions in Southeast Asia.

What is KK Park?

KK Park is one of the most notorious “scam cities” on the Myanmar-Thailand border — a massive, purpose-built compound in the Myawaddy township in Karen State, controlled by a junta-allied Border Guard Force (BGF) led by warlord Saw Chit Thu, who has close personal ties to Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Saw Chit Thu earlier this year for his deep involvement in criminal opera

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