Mae Sot/Paris, Thailand, Oct 14, 2025 (AFP) - Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink: AFP investigation

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2025-10-14

Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found. New buildings have been springing up inside the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border at a dizzying pace, with others festooned with dishes for Elon Musk's Starlink service, satellite images and AFP drone footage......

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