Myanmar’s Scam City Empties Out as War Approaches

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Myanmar’s Scam City Empties Out as War Approaches

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World News@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

As the MNDAA ethnic army closes in, caravans of people are fleeing the lawless town of Laukkai in northern Shan, a center for online scam operations.

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