Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approves and passes an “Anti-Online Scam Bill” that introduces capital punishment and long prison terms for serious offences connected to online scam operations. Multiple outlets report the law is approved in a combined meeting of Myanmar’s lower and upper houses in Naypyidaw, with Union Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe saying the death sentence remains part of the final version. The bill authorises the death penalty for acts involving detaining or violently coercing victims into working in online scam centres. It also expands penalties for other elements of online scam activity, including running scam centres and carrying out digital currency or crypto-related scams, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for certain offences. Reporting also says the draft bill’s provisions cover conduct tied to torture, unlawful detention, and coercion used to force victims into scam-related work. Several sources describe the measure as an escalation of penalties for Myanmar’s fast-growing scam industry, including forced labor and related violent or exploitative conduct.