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'''KK Park''' ({{lang-zh|KK園區}}) is a [[fraud factory]] located in [[Myawaddy]], [[Myanmar]]. Located next to the [[Moei River]] on the [[Myanmar–Thailand border]], the complex is a major hub of [[Internet fraud]] and [[human trafficking]] within the larger [[Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle]] region.<ref name="irrawaddy">{{cite news |title=Karen National Union Under Pressure Over Crime Hub |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/karen-national-union-under-pressure-over-crime-hub.html |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=Irrawaddy |date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> |
'''KK Park''' ({{lang-zh|KK園區}}) is a [[fraud factory]] located in [[Myawaddy]], [[Myanmar]]. Located next to the [[Moei River]] on the [[Myanmar–Thailand border]], the complex is a major hub of [[Internet fraud]] and [[human trafficking]] within the larger [[Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle]] region.<ref name="irrawaddy">{{cite news |title=Karen National Union Under Pressure Over Crime Hub |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/karen-national-union-under-pressure-over-crime-hub.html |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=Irrawaddy |date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> |
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Workers from across [[Southeast Asia]] have been coerced into performing online scams, including cryptocurrency investment, and enduring torture and unlawful imprisonment.<ref name="irrawaddy" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=McCready |first1=Alastair |date=22 July 2023 |title=Inside the Chinese-run crime hubs of Myanmar that are conning the world: 'we can kill you here' |publisher=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228543/inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Xiaoshan |date=9 May 2023 |title=Plea for help from telephone scam victims falls on deaf ears among Chinese officials |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-trafficking-05092023103953.html |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 May 2022 |title=Malaysian job scam victim tells of 'prison', beatings in Myanmar |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/job-scam-victim-tells-of-prison-beatings-in-myanmar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2023 |title=6 Filipinos rescued from human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar |publisher=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/trafficking-victims-rescued-myanmar.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520122210/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/trafficking-victims-rescued-myanmar.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="thestandard">{{cite news |last1=Lam |first1=Eunice |date=29 Aug 2022 |title=HK victim tells of misery in Myanmar hellholes |publisher=The Standard |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/245063/HK-victim-tells-of-misery-in-Myanmar-hellholes |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Tesse |date=21 September 2022 |title=Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62792875 |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=BBC |language=English}}</ref> A |
Workers from across [[Southeast Asia]] have been coerced into performing online scams, including cryptocurrency investment, and enduring torture and unlawful imprisonment.<ref name="irrawaddy" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=McCready |first1=Alastair |date=22 July 2023 |title=Inside the Chinese-run crime hubs of Myanmar that are conning the world: 'we can kill you here' |publisher=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228543/inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Xiaoshan |date=9 May 2023 |title=Plea for help from telephone scam victims falls on deaf ears among Chinese officials |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-trafficking-05092023103953.html |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 May 2022 |title=Malaysian job scam victim tells of 'prison', beatings in Myanmar |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/job-scam-victim-tells-of-prison-beatings-in-myanmar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2023 |title=6 Filipinos rescued from human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar |publisher=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/trafficking-victims-rescued-myanmar.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520122210/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/trafficking-victims-rescued-myanmar.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="thestandard">{{cite news |last1=Lam |first1=Eunice |date=29 Aug 2022 |title=HK victim tells of misery in Myanmar hellholes |publisher=The Standard |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/245063/HK-victim-tells-of-misery-in-Myanmar-hellholes |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Tesse |date=21 September 2022 |title=Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62792875 |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=BBC |language=English}}</ref> A 2024 investigation by German state-owned broadcaster [[Deutsche Welle]] found that workers at KK Park are subjected to 17-hour workdays and are frequently spied on, tortured, and threatened with murder when attempting to flee the compound.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=How Chinese mafia run a scam factory in Myanmar – DW – 01/30/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/how-chinese-mafia-run-a-scam-factory-in-myanmar/a-68113480 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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A representative of the [[United States Institute of Peace|USIP]] stated that there are at least 20,000 scam workers in KK Park and a similar park in [[Shwe Kokko]] as of July 2023.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The complex was constructed between 2019 and 2021, with additional construction ongoing as of 2023.<ref name=":0" /> |
The complex was constructed between 2019 and 2021, with additional construction ongoing as of 2023.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The project is said to be jointly established by the [[Karen National Union]] (KNU), an ethnic armed organization that controls parts of Kayin State, and |
The project is said to be jointly established by the [[Karen National Union]] (KNU), an ethnic armed organization that controls parts of Kayin State, and Chinese companies affiliated with triad leader [[Wan Kuok-koi]].<ref name=":2" /> The KNU has been under pressure over its alleged involvement in KK Park and other illegal activities, and has faced demands for the resignation of some of its senior members.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=McCready |first1=Alastair |last2=Mendelson |first2=Allegra |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Survivors of Myanmar's Scam Mills Talk 'Torture,' Death, Organ Harvesting—and the Battle To Escape |url=https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/survivors-myanmars-scam-mills-talk-torture-death-organ-harvesting-and-battle-escape |website=Pulitzer Center}}</ref> Former workers identified soldiers of the [[Border Guard Forces]] as present in the complex.<ref name=":2" /> |
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The KNU has announced that it will investigate five of its members accused of having connections with KK Park, and that it will cooperate with China and Thailand to rid the border area of crime.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McCready |first1=Alastair |last2=Mendelson |first2=Allegra |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Inside the Chinese-Run Crime Hubs of Myanmar that Are Conning the World: 'We Can Kill You Here' |url=https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/exclusive-inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> |
The KNU has announced that it will investigate five of its members accused of having connections with KK Park, and that it will cooperate with China and Thailand to rid the border area of crime.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McCready |first1=Alastair |last2=Mendelson |first2=Allegra |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Inside the Chinese-Run Crime Hubs of Myanmar that Are Conning the World: 'We Can Kill You Here' |url=https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/exclusive-inside-chinese-run-crime-hubs-myanmar-are-conning-world-we-can-kill-you-here}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> |
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Revision as of 16:36, 12 February 2024
| KK Park | |
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| Fraud factory and human trafficking hub | |
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  Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates | 16°38′51.2″N 98°31′14.6″E / 16.647556°N 98.520722°E |
| Location | Myawaddy, Kayin State, Myanmar |
KK Park (Chinese: KK園區) is a fraud factory located in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Located next to the Moei River on the Myanmar–Thailand border, the complex is a major hub of Internet fraud and human trafficking within the larger Golden Triangle region.[1]
Workers from across Southeast Asia have been coerced into performing online scams, including cryptocurrency investment, and enduring torture and unlawful imprisonment.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] A 2024 investigation by German state-owned broadcaster Deutsche Welle found that workers at KK Park are subjected to 17-hour workdays and are frequently spied on, tortured, and threatened with murder when attempting to flee the compound.[8]
A representative of the USIP stated that there are at least 20,000 scam workers in KK Park and a similar park in Shwe Kokko as of July 2023.[2]
The complex was constructed between 2019 and 2021, with additional construction ongoing as of 2023.[2]
The project is said to be jointly established by the Karen National Union (KNU), an ethnic armed organization that controls parts of Kayin State, and Chinese companies affiliated with triad leader Wan Kuok-koi.[8] The KNU has been under pressure over its alleged involvement in KK Park and other illegal activities, and has faced demands for the resignation of some of its senior members.[9] Former workers identified soldiers of the Border Guard Forces as present in the complex.[8]
The KNU has announced that it will investigate five of its members accused of having connections with KK Park, and that it will cooperate with China and Thailand to rid the border area of crime.[10][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Karen National Union Under Pressure Over Crime Hub". Irrawaddy. February 28, 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c McCready, Alastair (22 July 2023). "Inside the Chinese-run crime hubs of Myanmar that are conning the world: 'we can kill you here'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Huang, Xiaoshan (9 May 2023). "Plea for help from telephone scam victims falls on deaf ears among Chinese officials". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Malaysian job scam victim tells of 'prison', beatings in Myanmar". 18 May 2022.
- ^ "6 Filipinos rescued from human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar". CNN Philippines. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Lam, Eunice (29 Aug 2022). "HK victim tells of misery in Myanmar hellholes". The Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Wong, Tesse (21 September 2022). "Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "How Chinese mafia run a scam factory in Myanmar – DW – 01/30/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b McCready, Alastair; Mendelson, Allegra (July 22, 2023). "Survivors of Myanmar's Scam Mills Talk 'Torture,' Death, Organ Harvesting—and the Battle To Escape". Pulitzer Center.
- ^ McCready, Alastair; Mendelson, Allegra (July 22, 2023). "Exclusive: Inside the Chinese-Run Crime Hubs of Myanmar that Are Conning the World: 'We Can Kill You Here'".