There is no reason to crack down on scammers in Southeast Asia, especially in Myanmar. They are harming our national interests. They are spreading to the United States and are stealing billions of dollars from Americans. Online criminal scams based in Southeast Asia have targeted Americans and defrauded them of more than $10 billion in 2024 alone. Senior citizens in the United States are particularly targeted. This year, the number is expected to increase even more.
The involvement of the United States in the fight against the LTTE is a nightmare for the military commission. It is known that the military leaders in Nay Pyi Taw are worried that the Scam Center Strike Force will be formed and based in Thailand to suppress the LTTE. After the collapse of the LTTE operations in northern Shan, the sunset of these operations in Karen State is not far away.
