The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’

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1. After Myanmar’s military junta raided a notorious [scam compound](https://www.wired.com/story/starlink-scam-compounds/) and [destroyed buildings](https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-scam-centers-cybercrime-thailand-border-daa90f481ea4207e7d7a891dda1161c8) with explosives in October, officials claimed the country would [entirely](https://onenewstvchannel.com/en/politic-en/government-en/kk-park-to-be-cleared-conclusively-as-a-national-duty/) “%5Beradicate%5D(https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/news/19581)” forced scamming within its borders. Now newly released satellite images of the targeted KK Park scam center reveal that only buildings in one limited section of the compound were destroyed during the initial raids. Experts on scam compounds, meanwhile, say the entire effort is likely “propaganda.”

   High-resolution images of the KK Park scam compound, which is located near the Myanmar-Thailand border, show how military forces have razed multiple buildings to the ground, leaving piles of rubble remaining in their place. However, the images show the destruction is, so-far, only confined to the Eastern side of the gigantic compound—with hundreds of buildings across the vast compound being left untouched.

   Read the full article: [https://www.wired.com/story/myanmar-kk-park-scam-compound-destruction/](https://www.wired.com/story/myanmar-kk-park-scam-compound-destruction/)

2. Of course it is. Local officials are usually on the take

3. According to this only a part of KK Park has been demolished, along with the seizing of 21,000 mobile phones, and 102 Starlink satellite internet systems.

   What about the rest of the Starlink systems in the complex are they still operational?

4. By some reports the scam call centers are among the largest sources of cash inflows in the country. Government and military have to be on the take.

   They’re not going anywhere soon.

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