Former Home Affairs Minister investigated for alleged ties to online scam operations amid major cabinet reshuffle

Mizzima

Lt. Gen. Tun Tun Naung, the former Minister of Home Affairs under Myanmar’s military junta, has reportedly come under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes from illegal online scam syndicates.

The probe follows a 27 January 2026, announcement by the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) that retired the general from his ministerial post and returned him to his original military duties though sources in Naypyidaw indicate he has not been given a new assignment.

Paradoxically, Lt. Gen. Tun Tun Naung had been serving as the chairman of the Central Supervisory Committee on Combating Telecom Fraud and Online Gambling, the very body tasked with eradicating the “scam centres” that have proliferated along Myanmar’s borders.

The anti-scam centre was established on 10 December last year and scheduled for completion in the 2026–2027 fiscal year. Now its chair himself has come under investigation over allegations of accepting bribes from scam operations.

Tun Tun Naung previously served as Minister of Border Affairs in the early post-coup period. His removal from office as Minister of Home Affairs on 31 January 2025 comes one year after assuming the role.