On Thursday, the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which had conducted a surprise attack in Shan state, on the country’s northern border, in late October, took over the city from the military administration of Myanmar. The rebel organization claims that the military has given up control over the Kokang region, which is about the size of Lebanon.
Since the beginning of the campaign, the coalition has indicated its plans to deal with the organized scams that have emerged under the watch of militias loyal to the ruling junta.
“To eradicate telecommunications fraud, fraud dens and their protective umbrellas across the country, including the China-Myanmar border areas, our three coalition forces decided to jointly carry out this military operation,” the coalition stated upon the launch of the offensive.
The rebel groups’ emphasis on the flourishing scam sector is probably an attempt to win over China, which has grown weary of seeing its citizens targeted into the compounds to conduct scams, or worse, targeted by so-called ‘pig butchering scams.’
Over last weekend, junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong in Naypyidaw to discuss border security and organized crime.
“The two sides will jointly maintain peace and stability on the Chi
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