Fire erupts at telecom scam compound captured by KNU

A fire broke out on December 8 at the Shunda Park telecom scam compound near Min Let Pan Village in southern Myawaddy Township, Karen State, near the Thailand border, according to witnesses.

In late November, the Karen National Union (KNU) announced that it had unexpectedly uncovered a telecom scam compound in Min Let Pan, which had been covertly operated under the protection of the junta-aligned Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) following a skirmish with the group.

Since December 6, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, has taken full control of the Shunda Park scam compound. The only remaining occupants are KNLA troops and foreign scam workers who have refused repatriation.