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China sentences 11 members of mafia family to death
Jonathan Head - South East Asia correspondent and Tessa Wong - Asia Digital ReporterMon, 29 September 2025 at 7:21 PM SGT
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A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media.
Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences.
The Ming family worked for one of the four clans that ran Myanmar's sleepy backwater town of Laukkai, close to the border with China, close to the border with China, into a hub for gambling, drugs and scam centres.