Karen National Union denies involvement in Myawaddy cyber scam hub KK Park

The Karen National Union (KNU) stated on Sunday that it has no involvement in alleged cyber scam operations ongoing inside the Chinese-backed KK Park in Myawaddy Township, Karen State. Myawaddy is located along the Myanmar-Thailand border 81 miles (130 km) east of the Karen State capital Hpa-An.

The KNU said in its Oct. 26 statement that its Mulaei Ahlin Company withdrew from the collaboration with Trans-Asia International Holding Group (Thailand) in December 2022, suspending operations on the 100-acre plot of land now known as KK Park. 

Regime spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told pro-regime media on Oct. 21, that the KNU was appropriating land and protecting gambling operations on the land of KK Park in exchange for payments.

The notorious cyber scam hub is located south of Myawaddy, near Mae Htaw Thalay village along the Thaungyin (Moei) River, which separates Myanmar from Thailand and lies within the operational territory of KNU Brigade 6.