Regime soldiers stand next to Starlink devices seized during a raid on the KK Park cyber scam centre in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township on October 22, 2025. (AFP)

Myanmar’s regime proposes death sentence for cyberscam offences

Myanmar’s regime published a parliamentary bill on Thursday proposing the death sentence for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres.

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