Inside the brand new city 'built on scams' on the Myanmar-Thai border | BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Thailand’s government said it is trying to shut down the criminal scam compounds which have proliferated along its border with Myanmar.
Officials said they will do this by cutting electricity supplies and tightening banking and visa regulations.
It has resulted in a frenzy of building over on the Myanmar side of the border, with the most ambitious of these projects the newly built city of Shwe Kokko - a $15 billion investment promising casinos, luxury hotels and entertainment complexes.
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A British RUclipsr recently posted a video from a city on the border between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar and came across some Pakistani men who openly talked to him and said they were being forced to scam people against their will and that their passports had been taken from them, he didn't get the interaction on camera but you could see how his mood completely shifted from the interaction.
Can you share me a video link?
@ ruclips.net/video/lx1SIEwwZrU/видео.htmlsi=IdYO4XixZqvpe47y
I know but they all said they are just victim. Who would find a job oversea in Myanmar?
That guys has a great channel!
@@krithunter9871 anyone who isn't from a first-world country, or lacks the opportunity and chances, or needs money but the country they're in doesn't have enough jobs.
The boss is in jail, but the show is still running?
bro it's huge mafia group, boss gone doesn't mean underline gone. they are untouchable because they were back by 10,000 troop of BGF and more. who ganna go to war with them? CHINA? Thailand? people can only talk about it. they can't do nothing. at least Thailand cut electric which is good cause that mean they have limited power to operate their operation.
@@gundamzerostrike I mean... this is real life, not some alien movie where you kill the queen and whole hive mind died... im pretty sure he did think of this, and train someone to continue his legacy even if he's gone.
@@testBASE001 The boss is probably running the entire thing from prison.
@gundamzerostrike prob. i did see video of him trying to explain how he's 'not wrong' with full computer set from within prison. Idk where it is or where i see the video tho, but i will link you if i found.
You know how many scammer gang estimate from China? Almost 100 thousands gangs. Thailand only catch one big boss who pioneer in building the scam city when he travel to Thailand. But there are too many last boss left.
Thousands of Africans including more than 3000 are being trafficked across the Thailand/Myanmar border, lured by false promises of work. They're facing torture, rape, and horrific conditions. We need immediate international attention and action to shut down these criminal networks and save these lives! Governments, NGOs, please help!
Wheres the evidence of this just asking you seem too know
@@faybooth1502thousands of Indonesians also have the same fate. They are trafficked on the promise of a high paying job in japan, south korea, or thailand only to get sent to myanmar or cambodia to run scam centers or online gambling sites. I would know since in sukabumi indonesia, there is a guy who also fell to this exact scheme. He is now stuck in myanmar with 15 thousand dollars ransom on him. His family reported this to the police but they couldn't do anything. This news made the headlines, that you can easily find this exact article on the internet
Not just Africans, South East Asians, Indians etc all being used as free labor by Chinese syndicates
Africans? I live up north in Thailand, am a regular in Mai Sai and other border twins and haven’t seen any evidence of Africans? Chinese, Thais & Burmese yes….
China globalization !!!!
"we ended the scams, trust us now"
🤣🤣
But it's on a billboard so it must be true and their legit boss is in prison.
Yet they are only one in the region who attempt to doing something noticeable? While the country where whole thing base in standby idle? I know Myanmar is not in good shape but still.
"Damn if do, damn if dont."
You have no idea what you're talking about. Get out more...or just open your mind a little but.
Is the president behind it or on top of it 🤔
I live in one of the Indian states bordering Myanmar and if there’s one thing that’s always been clear, it’s this-New Delhi has no real influence in this part of India and Myanmar. China, on the other hand, holds Myanmar in a firm grip through economic and military control.
Since the 3rd of May, 2023, over 3,000 homes have been reduced to ashes, and more than 60,000 people have been forced into relief camps. Instead of addressing one of the worst humanitarian crises unfolding in India, the Prime Minister Modi chose to be silent because my small state have only 2 Members of the Indian Parliament but visited the neighboring state Assam for election campaigns. I’ve seen leaders like Biden and Trump step up and address tragedies in their own nation. But our Prime Minister? Silent. Indifferent. Nowhere to be found.
With this kind of apathy, is it any wonder that our New Delhi’s multi-billion dollar projects in Myanmar are complete failures? If New Delhi can’t even take care of its own people in this part of India, how can it expect to have any real influence over the crisis in Myanmar?
How does Modi and India relevant to this story. Looks like a Chinese bot , please restrict your comments to weibo
Indian paj 33t bot detected @@saloraus
As an Indian I can confirm this. It's not a bot. Look up manipur.
@ilovebeingnative honestly it's so sad. As an Indian I am ashamed that our government is letting our brothers in manipur down
Isn't that the issue between kuki and meitei people.
Multi-billion dollar projects for Myanmar? How about pushing India from a third world into a normal country with that money? The infrastructure, water, waste and the mentality of the people are all like in the year 1500. India has so many recources but they still dont know how to become a country like Canada, Australia or even the US. They always search the guilt for everything in the UK and things that happened some 200 years ago. But when will India finally step up?
No wonder I get strange phone calls each day!
Ah good you get my calls 📞 😂
every time I receive those number.....I will tell him to fxxk yourself
English scam calls are mostly from India or Nigeria.
These scam call will never get my social awkward ass! *joke*
Scam city! Imagine that! Ah, those Chinese!
relax, they only scan Chinese citizens. Their English are that good aftercall. Oh, by the way, most of those people are Chinese taiwan people....
Jonathan Head is so glad his parents didn't call him Richard.
Well, he works for the BBC, so he is anyway.
😂 nice
Or Nobby.
NASCAR driver Dick Trickle had the same wish🇺🇸
Bars on the inside of the windows 🤔
Myanmar is basically a relaxed version of North Korea
Oh it is not relaxed, trust me
Haiti is where it’s at now!
Great hotel and airfare prices.
The fire sale on rental cars is legit 👍
BBQ iguanas served with imported puddle water from Gaza.
China is supplying both the Military and Rebels.
They work both big money all about money Chinese shocking
So many Srilankans held against their will in these scam call centers .
The boss is a loyal CCP member, so they should abide by the law.😂😂😂
How are you coping without your USAID payments these days??? 😂
I'm sorry to hear what's going on in Myanmar-Thailand border.
I hope they manage to sort things out.
My heart and prayers go out to all people in the region. 🙏🏽🙏🏾🤷
Peace be with you all! 🙏🏽
My thoughts and prayers go out to all people in the region as well.
The masses could rise up but too fickle I guess. 🤷♂️
I also feel for the refugees and innocent civilians displaced by civil war. In my humble opinion, refugees and displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.
In fact, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty. Besides, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region.
Once again, I agree with the fact that displaced civilians fleeing/caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region. True, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty. True, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region. [For honest truths, pls read the informative multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": ruclips.net/video/70ZnQZEBVuU/видео.html ].
Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done by evildoers. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants.
A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room?
Besides, there's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian in Burma up until Anglo British Colonialism. I suppose it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that the nation is facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism.
Here's my suggestion. Why not Myanmar's Muslim, Hindu and Christian population, if they wish, move to a place like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people. 🤷
Once again, I feel for the refugees and innocent civilians displaced by war. In my humble opinion, Myanmar would have been much better off without Colonialism.
Speaking of ethnic and religious tragedies Burma facing today, the fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950..[For honest truths, pls read the informative, insightful, multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": ruclips.net/video/70ZnQZEBVuU/видео.html ].
In my humble opinion, ethnic refugees & others fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as the USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
The fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950.
True, ethnic refugees & others fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as the USA, Australia. Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc are using next-door neighbor Thailand, which has a defense treaty with them, as a base camp since in the 1950s; from which attack against China/PRC was launched by sending Chinese Nationalist (Taiwanese Kuomintang) forces into nearby Burma's eastern border closed to China in the '50s and '60s.
In the '60s and '70s, using Thailand as a base camp, attacks against nearby Laos & Cambodia were launched during the Indochina war where several millions innocent civilians were killed. 🤷
China is weird.
I’m Chinese
@@leeming2781so what? You’re saying you’re weird?
@@helloworld12pure comedy 😂😂😂😂
Chinese = Toxic People - Mentality
@@helloworld12 What you thank about me and what am I😏
The problem with deception is that people don't know they are being deceived
Surely that's the point of deception?
That's deep bro.
So let's not jump to conclusion and believe our scumbag Western news outlets
Much like BBC reporting a scam? 🤔
thanks captain obvious
“Abducted “ instead of “force labor “. He is correct.
Q. So what do you do?
A. Scams 😅
could this be built without the help of the neighbors across the river?
"China is a strong partner of Ethiopia, but Chinese companies are abusing Ethiopians abroad. China has to help or we will show our pain for the world. We demand action!"
Your fault why did your country trust chinese.
@@tasdingo88
"It's easy to judge, but these victims were tricked. They didn't know the job was in Myanmar or run by Chinese criminals. They thought it was a legit opportunity in Thailand. Empathy, not blame, is what's needed now."
This is what I don't understand about African nations when I saw the news of their economic partnership. They seem too trusting about it. In Asia, particularly South East and East Asia, it's a well known fact that Chinese people operate on a different moral standard from the rest of us. Probably from the history and the hardships and whatnot but we experience time and time again that they, especially the ones that do "business" outside of China can and will "scam" you. You see, it's not that all Chinese are bad. The good ones have no problem staying inside their home country. I mean, they have to abide by their laws, right?
But those who went to other countries are no longer bound by much. There's even a saying that they will scam you when they can and be proud of it too. How accurate that is, we may never know. However, it's also a fact that they wreck economic havoc wherever they go, acting like someone else's home is a free all-you-can-eat.
It's all fun and games until Thailand cuts its power supply off 🤣
Video title should be "Welcome to scam city bruv."
So they ended the scam… only to create their own scam
When are governments going to stand up and do something to protect their citizens? It's ridiculous to see how little is being done to protect people.
I'm not defending anything. I just want to say one thing. Just want to let you know.
Having bars on windows doesn't mean to protect people from escaping/to contain people inside. I live in Myanmar. In Myanmar, most of our apartments/homes, we do have bars not only on windows, also on the main door (the entrance which you go into your home). It's our home, so, why would we have it, huh? We have to keep ourselves like prisoners? Or someone keeps us as prisoners? No, of course we are not. Why, you may ask? We have those bars to protect our homes from thieves. The difference here is home and scam building. For buildings that do scams, well, the purpose might be different. I'm just letting you know that even ordinary houses have bars on windows and doors as well.
Those scam centres are on Myanmar-Thailand border. I heard that Thai police played some parts as well. But mostly, Myanmar's military government has a huge part in this. Those buildings are in Myanmar side. Without Myanmar's military government's authorisation, they can't operate. Because it's in Myanmar, so, Thailand and China can't just get into Myanmar and raid those buildings. So, China and Thailand can't do anything, only Myanmar can. But they took the bribes from those guys and letting them exist in the country. So, unless the government is changed, there will be no improvement, they will still exist which is very unfortunate.
They’re evil
They're run by Chiense gangs. Well known, pig butchering scams.
Well it doesn't take a nuclear physicist to figure out that the Mynmar govt is complicit.
Who do these scammers think they are? The rich and powerful elite?
Why does it need to be this late?
You know, politicians cops military.
"Forces labour" lol what a joke. Kidnapped and thrown into slavery.
Oh they all know what they are doing oversea in Myanmar.
The TV licence fee is a scam
Cyberpunk 2077 Pacífica and Dogtown hahaha
0:23 he is not well known. He is only a lower young actor. But what happened shocked the country
It’s beyond pathetic that Singapore and Thailand are not helping the oppressed peoples of Myanmar. Weak!
More power to the Karen Christians...
they would sell their own mothers
You misspelled Pentecostals.
Thailand is likely getting kickbacks from the Myanmar big bosses…which is why they won’t do anything.
The BIGGEST PROBLEM with all of the border states that "india" borders around Myanmar is that IN has completely no influence or the respect of the people here. Look at the Kukkis and Assam - completely no solutions after years with this problem. As for an ENTIRE COUNTRY like Myanmmar - the respect is completely with China because of trade and developments.
Thailand is 1000 times better then the uk Defundthebbc
then go there, im pretty sure they'll find you a seat in one of these scam centers in no time
Thailand, like the BBC, attracts pea-doughs!
@@SgtCake101
It's much better than UK, you could go and see yourself.
Stop talking non sense when you never had a visit.
It myanmar city build by chinese let blame thailand WTH?????.
I was in the UK a few months ago and I just wanted to ask why there are so many black people in the advertisement and the TV shows? I found it very strange but maybe someone can tell me why the british TV looks like its in South Africa?
Caz Native ppl have moved out from thier country to UAW.and Asia😂
Subtitle options are very limited, language translation should be more subtitles
Well known Chinese actor, LOL.
Now they'll play these BBC clips without the audio to convince gullible Chinese and other Asians. No such thing as bad publicity, as they say.
Too bad beautiful country but allow this to continue. China gov should also step in as its damaging their good name.
Few Sri Lankans managed to escape about a month ago from this prison and we could not believe what they said ( this should be on RUclips) This place demolished to ground.!
Are there any vidoes about these Sri Lankans?
Stay away from that part of the world. The real squid game is happening there
what i see sorrowfully is that so many formerly-colonized countries around the world are still in turmoil. one of the reasons must be that former colonial powers are very irresponsible.
OBE Jimmy Saville supporting BBC, how much were you paid to post this
This issue has been around and known for probably a decade now. China even made a movie about this in 2023 and one tv series in 2024. When the movie came out Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was critical about it. Thailand is only doing something about it now because their tourism reputation is getting absolutely wrecked in China. All 3 countries' authorities, at least on the local level, are 100% in bed with the local militias running these scams.
These local militias are mostly local minority tribes and they were at one point after the end of the China civil trained by KMT that lost and retreated into the region (Yes the same KMT as the Taiwan KMT), in fact some KMT stayed instead of returning to Taiwan and became another militia/mercenary group in the region. The very first crime warlords in the region also originated from the remnant KMT though by now those probably assimilated with the locals and any Chinese operation is by mainland criminals. Just last year one Myanmar resistance group rounded up one chinese scammer group and handed them over to CCP for good relationship.
Before Russian liked a mafia group in Thailand. Recently its become Burmaneses , Chineses , korean, Israelians and Indian. Its so sad for Thailand caz too freedom , compromising, soft law, free Visa and low cost of living.
Up there with Capita and BBC licensee fee extortion. Another scam
Defo not a scam. Please supply details of your claimed scam.
@@davecooper3238 Threats to extract money means its a scam.
Harrasment is a scam.
pleass help as bbc to get out of there our brother and sister stragiling big dificalte time please helpppppp
So this is where Chinese Brad Pitts come from 😭
Chai-nah! 😆😂🤣🤣😂😆😆😂🤣
Miramar has a tourism industry?
Like a NRA bungalow in Haiti👍
pfft this is a PR stunt. If they are serious they would have done more.
When the chinese kidnapped one of their actor while traveling to thailand, they put the blame on thailand, saying it is unsafe to travel there. They also cancel concerts and travel to thailand all because of their own scam. 😂
Anyway Africa will be the hell for all Chinese believe me
So American attacked schools with gun in US means all Americans are weir, right?😂
Why are you so stupid?😅
It's gov's duty. If your gov can't provide a 'healthy' environment, that's your gov's duty.
The new Hostel 4 movie looks good.
Ya'll missed an important point. Is it in Government controlled Karen state or Karenni controlled?
Karen control, they are like local military. I dont know their relationship with Myanmar but Myanmar said its not their control.
@@krithunter9871 Got it, rebel controlled, thanks for the info
I’m definitely going to have to play Yakuza soon after watching this. 😬
Including my brother more than 3000 young Ethiopian are on hand of Chinese mafia in stupid condition,,,
Thailand government must work together te rescue our family
Im gay ...
Im straight ...
It’s ok to be white
@@newphaze-gz2kfdon't knock until you've tried it. ..the feel of a good man inside you 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
@Kierstarmer10 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@Kierstarmer10Hope you don't become unalive by Aids or sui.
imaging that .. what a city are building ... look so clean and promosing city but yet in the believe is most poorest place in southren asia .... imaging that ...
didnt these very same people side with the army to drive away rohongya?
Has it been twinned with Tirane, Albainia?
Every time someone like my comment I'll watch it again.....
Foxtrot Oscar you c u next Tuesday
🤡
BBC can go shine a BBC
Any chance of you repeating that. In English.
this does not change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay,each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos
Otherwise you are okay?
These are the important facts I come here to learn.
😂😂😂
How in the hell would the kangaroos even GET to Uruguay?
They would shoot down any flights if the kangaroos could find a pilot.
They sure as hell can’t drive there.
Kangaroos couldn’t swim there either.
This is stupid!
@@guybeingaguy What if they requested mercy flights saying they needed treatment from veterinarian specialists in Uruguay. Bet you didn't think of that possibility, did you. Huh? Did you?
China 😮 Why they doing this 😮 😢 From 🇱🇰
Sacmmer border
Why now? Just only him? Chinese use this cover other news
I think not just scam centre, but also online gambling and content farming. You know those weird primitive videos building things, saving animal(fake), fishing, cooking and many other where they talk gibberish.
Representative of Ethiopian Victims in mynamar need to meet BBC journalist,,,,
Please give responses and give chance
🖤🕶️ The _ 04ever Whole Enjoyed The _ Velentine _ 'Weekend' 🕶️🖤
Why aren’t you reporting on Syria anymore? 😂
The bosses are from Chinese army so all things and news are a good script ... am so sorry
Shame on you Chinese government
they can’t do it in China but they can do it in Myanmar.. as long as they pay their “burmese landlords” huge amounts of protection money
No no no. The bosses are from White House
Im bored u make it right for urself guys
Is this London?
This well documented by free Lancers bbc to slow of the mark again
뭐 괜찮아
dibangun pake duit orang orang miskin di indo yg maen slot😂😂😂😂
Only idiots fall victim to scams.
Does that count old age pensioners as well?
@ Yes. I am not here to sugarcoat reality for you
Yeah yeah what they say and what's actually happening are 2 different things chinese building ha ha be falling down soon
The fact that we get free videos on RUclips by BBC is truly a gift. 👍👍👍
By the way, as a humanitarian gesture, I wonder why not vast, land-rich bountiful Asia-Pacific nations such as Australia & New Zealand take in people fleeing from Myanmar civil war? 🤷
I wish them well. Peace be with you all! 🙏🏽
이런 이상한 전화가 자꾸 오잖아
What about Mr Khunts Londanistan 😮
What about it?
china state
Trusting a Thai government is like trusting a random Thai WOMAN. 😂😂😂
Well, i would say they trustable and has more to lose than you know... where whole operation located.
In other word, if they are *that* untrustable, why there no whole scam city within their border?
What do you expect them to do? It's in Myanmar, OUTSIDE of their country, the best they can do is cutting supplies, catching Chinese scammer boss in their country.
@@testBASE001thai is super corrupt...you should know that electricity and nternet in scam complex at myanmar - thailand border supllied by thailand..
Offshore gaming
아 아깝다
Chinese Chinese
POGO😂
What about our prolific scam services, eh?
On 😮
I have deep respect for Thailand but regret that its supporting the crime being a believer of theravada i can't critisise them but feel ashame that how a Buddhist country could allow these crime?
What are you talking about? The scam city are in Myanmar. And the boss are Chinese. Why you blame mainly Thailand? Didn't you listen to what the actual data in the news?
No more USAID funding for you BBC
sword
Unconditional right to stop our own life whenever we want medically. My body my choice. Stop dictating my body
Well, at least the place looks nice.
bangkok is way way nicer. These buildings are low quality and there’s no amenities
Turn a blind eye
China cultural heritage
bars in windows is a common feature in asia, its to prevent burglaries ....
Even in high-rise buildings? Haha..
Thailand Myanmar ....Border for China ...
How's jimmy