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Politics : The Elon Musk Presidency
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From: S. maltophilia10/14/2025 3:28:18 PM
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Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink


Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink
by AFP Staff Writers
Mae Sot/Paris, Thailand (AFP) Oct 14, 2025

Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found. New buildings have been springing up inside the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border at a dizzying pace, with others festooned with dishes for Elon Musk's Starlink service, satellite images and AFP drone footage show.

Starlink has gone from nowhere at the time of the crackdown in February to becoming Myanmar's biggest internet provider every day from July 3 until October 1, according to data from the APNIC Asian regional internet registry.

The US Congress Joint Economic Committee told AFP they have begun an investigation into Starlink's involvement with the centres. It has the power to make Musk testify before it.

SpaceX, which owns Starlink, did not reply to AFP requests for comment.

China, Thailand and Myanmar forced pro-junta Myanmar militias who protect the centres into promising to "eradicate" the compounds in February. They freed around..

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