CNI News
22 January 2025
Online frauds (Zha Pian) were located in the areas where EAO have been active and electricity and internet, basic needs, were gained from other countries, reported the State Administration Council (SAC) on 20th January 2025.
Some foreigners were widely carrying out online fraud and gambling with the involvement of self-interested individuals from related areas, including EAOs, reported the SAC.
Those who committed online fraud and gambling targeted the areas where there were difficulties and limitations for law enforcement agencies and administrative authorities to fully exercise control and online fraudsters were collaborating with some EAOs including NCA signatories and self-interested individuals from related areas, reported the SAC.
Online fraudsters were using electricity and internet from another country and most basic facilities were invested by foreign organizations, reported the SAC.
" Chinese people are not lying to Myanmar people, nor are Myanmar people lying to Chinese people. A group of fugitives who have committed crimes and are guilty of it are lying to both countries. So, The guilty must be identified and prosecuted while action must also be taken against those who protect them." said the SAC.
Online frauds and gambling have been conducted since 2015 and they reached Myanmar in later 2019.
Foreign nationals involved in online fraud and online gambling were investigated and identified by the SAC and 55,711 illegal immigrants who were arrested from Laukkai, Muse, Tachileik, Myawaddy Towns and other border areas were went back to their native countries.
The SAC sent illegal foreigners back to their native countries from 5th October 2023 to 13th January 2025 and of them, 53,388 people were sent back to China and 648 to Thailand and 20 to South Korea and 22 to Laos and 1,149 to Vietnam and 19 to the Philippines and 142 to Malaysia and 21 to Taiwan and 2 to Singapore and one to Poland and one to Spain and 13 to Russia and 38 to Indonesia and 3 to Uganda and two to Egypt and three to Cambodia and 96 to India and three to Morocco and two to Northern Ireland and one to Kazakhstan and two to Kanya and 60 to Sri Lanka and one to South Africa and one to Hong Kong and two to Sierra Leon and one to Ghana and one to Burundi and one to Turkmenistan and there are 55711 people altogether.
