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Thousands of workers have fled KK Park, a notorious scam compound in Myanmar’s Karen State, following what locals describe as a staged military raid designed to placate international pressure.

 

The exodus began Wednesday, days after Myanmar’s junta claimed to have raided the Chinese-run site, confiscating Starlink satellite receivers but finding “no evidence” of criminal activity. Despite the announcement, sources inside KK Park said scam operations continued uninterrupted, with no arrests made.

 

Locals and experts believe the raid was a public relations manoeuvre, coordinated with the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), which controls the area and has long been accused of colluding with the junta to run transnational fraud networks. The BGF reportedly began evacuating Chinese nationals on Tuesday night, followed by the release of lower-level workers the next morning.

 

By Wednesday evening, thousands of foreign nationals—including citizens of Argentina, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, and South Korea—were queuing at border gates hoping to enter Thailand. Thai authorities allowed only 160 to cross, while many more remain stranded or in hiding around Myawaddy.

 

Eight Indian nationals who became lost during the escape were rescued and are now receiving shelter. Thai support groups, including the Overseas Irrawaddy Association in Mae Sot, are preparing food aid for roughly 2,000 displaced workers, while reception areas are still being arranged.

 

Justice for Myanmar, a watchdog group, accused the junta and BGF of operating a vast criminal syndicate. It claims KK Park and similar hubs fund military abuses through cyber scams, extortion, trafficking, and smuggling. The group urged ASEAN and global powers to take action against the regime.

 

KK Park, a fortified compound near the Thai border, hosts casinos, brothels, and online fraud centres infamous for “romance scams” and fake investment schemes. Its leader, Saw Chit Thu, has close ties to junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and has been sanctioned by the US.

 

The raid, described by insiders as a “rehearsal,” appears to have triggered panic rather than reform—raising fresh questions about the junta’s role in Southeast Asia’s sprawling scam economy.

 

-2025-10-24

Leave the scum in Myanmar.