NUG expresses willingness to work with global partners against online scam networks in Myanmar

Mizzima

The National Unity Government (NUG) has voiced its support for international efforts to combat cross-border crimes, including online scam syndicates, and expressed its readiness to cooperate in these initiatives.

U Nay Phone Latt, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office of the NUG, made the remarks during a “Public and International Briefing” held on 28 October.

“The National Unity Government is establishing a task force to combat transnational organized crime and to ensure the effective implementation of its anti-transnational crime program,” U Nay Phone Latt said.

He cautioned against falling into the trap set by the junta, which has been using certain online scam operations as a pretext for its actions. 

He added that the Border Guard Force operates under the control of the junta, making the military leadership deeply complicit in the online scam business.

Following the junta’s raid on the KK Park scam complex on 19 October, reports of a possible second operation have triggered a mass escape of scam workers across the border into Thailand. At least four explosions were also reported inside the compound.