{"id":216843,"date":"2025-02-07T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-brand-new-city-built-on-scams-on-the-myanmar-thai-border-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:04:59","slug":"inside-the-brand-new-city-built-on-scams-on-the-myanmar-thai-border-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-brand-new-city-built-on-scams-on-the-myanmar-thai-border-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the brand new city &#8216;built on scams&#8217; on the Myanmar-Thai border | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dRbYZZa1UX4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the brand new city 'built on scams' on the Myanmar-Thai border | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRbYZZa1UX4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thailand\u2019s government said it is trying to shut down the criminal scam compounds which have proliferated along its border with Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they will do this by cutting electricity supplies and tightening banking and visa regulations.<\/p>\n<p>It has resulted in a frenzy of building over on the Myanmar side of the border, with the most ambitious of these projects the newly built city of Shwe Kokko &#8211; a $15 billion investment promising casinos, luxury hotels and entertainment complexes.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Myanmar #Thailand #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand\u2019s government said it is trying to shut down the criminal scam compounds which have proliferated along its border with Myanmar. 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