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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

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14-10-2025 10:11 HKT
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This aerial photo taken on September 17, 2025 shows the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak. Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
This aerial photo taken on September 17, 2025 shows the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak. Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
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