The history of these groups is complex, and some media reports continue to refer to the KNA as the KBGF. For clarity, this report uses the term KNA when referring to the group's activities since its 2024 rebrand, even where source reporting uses its previous name. 2.3 NEW ANTI-ONLINE SCAM BILL On 14 May 2026, the military government’s national newspaper, The Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM), announced a new Anti-Online Scam Bill, and the military parliament then approved it on 28 July 2026 (figure 3). The bill, which consists of 13 chapters, includes measures on web monitoring and banking activity as well as introducing extreme penalties tied to certain roles within these scam operations. Human Rights groups, including Human Rights Myanmar, have highlighted several issues with the bill, describing it as: ‘...not a genuine response to cybercrime, but a repressive tool of military control. Framed as an anti-scam law, it expands mass surveillance, censorship, arbitrary asset seizures, and disproportionate punishment…’. Figure 3: A screenshot of the Global New Light of Myanmar’s (GNLM) announcement of the Anti-Online Scam Bill on 14 May 2026. The 13 chapters are highlighted (Source: GNLM). This bill is vital to highlight in this report, as it forms part of the state’s broader public narrative, which is addressed in the next section. It sets out a visible public state response to scam activity, but raises questions around its scope and its implementation. www.info-res.org​ ​ ​ www.myanmarwitness.org ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6