that could not be verified. The 11 yellow icons show buildings that Myanmar
Witness verified were demolished, despite the state not reporting planned
demolitions of them. Overall, the map shows that several reported locations did
not match the geolocated sites.
It is important to note that no evidence beyond the 26 May 2026 statement was
provided to the public to support the claim that all the designated buildings were
tied to illegal scam activity.
The first weeks of demolitions appeared to go as stated in the Myanmar military
government’s plan. The first 21 buildings demolished by machinery appeared to be
high-end villas right along the Moei River, followed by a further 36 high-end villas
in another nearby riverside location. By 26 July 2026, the 77-building demolition
series in Shwe Kokko was complete.
4.2.1 MISLEADING MAP
Myanmar Witness compared the state-provided demolition map(s) with
geolocated imagery. Several maps were shared throughout the demolition series,
with imagery of the building before and after demolition often shared in the same
post. In several cases, as listed below, the building depicted on the map did not
match the building that was actually destroyed in the footage.
The state-reported map shown in figure 6 is a zoomed-in version shared on 22 July
2026. The yellow boxes highlighted indicate which buildings were reported to be
demolished, but were not confirmed by Myanmar Witness to be taken down.
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