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Scratching the Surface

Ashley South

Essays on and episodes in Burma, posts on faith-based resistance.

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Aid, Faith, and Resistance in Burma

Hello again.

This week, I’m sharing an article first published with the Free Burma Rangers. I’m going to follow this up next week with a complimentary article, written by FBR founder and director David Eubank.

I aim to post once a week or...

5 days ago
6

Identity theft in northern Shan State

Hello again.

In the past few weeks I’ve posted four articles more or less linked to the scams: portraits of Shwe Koko and Laukkai back in the day, a recent visit to the ‘Scamlands’, and an analytical background piece.

I aim to post once a...

17 days ago
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From casinos to scam-centres

Hello again.

In the past three weeks, we have visited Shwe Koko, Laukkai, and the ‘Scamlands’ of southern Karen State.

This week, a more analytical pieces on the scam industry.

I aim to post once a week or so. A combination of essays on...

a month ago
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2

Scamland

Hello again.

The week before last we visited Shwe Koko on the Myanmar side of the border near Mae Sot, and last week went back to Laukkai in the 2000s. This week, a more recent trip further to the south, into the scamlands.

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a month ago
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Laukkai menu

Hello again.

This week we visit Laukkai in northern Shan State – hundreds of casinos, but not yet a scam centre hub.

To support my work in and on Burma/Myanmar, please consider a monthly paid subscription, or becoming a ‘founding member’...

2 months ago
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