Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres

July 28, 2026

Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.
The “Anti-Online Scam Bill” was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill at a combined meeting of the lower and upper houses Tuesday morning in the capital Naypyidaw, Union Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said during a li…


Source: South China Morning Post – Asia feed (http://www.scmp.com/…)


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