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An aerial photo of KK Park taken in September 2025. While the Myanmar junta says it has cracked down on it, only 13 per cent of the total area has been demolished.

An aerial photo of KK Park taken in September 2025. While the Myanmar junta says it has cracked down on it, only 13 per cent of the total area has been demolished.

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Sui-Lee Wee

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For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human trafficking hubs in South-east Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight.

It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business – the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards, and it was all visible from neighbouring Thailand.

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