Thailand Orders Power Cut to Myanmar

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry.
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem.
Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border
Thailand cut cross-border electricity supplies to five locations in Myanmar on Wednesday, in an effort to stamp out online scam centers blamed
Thailand shuts power to Myanmar’s scam hub, PM Paetongtarn vows firm action
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is slated to meet President Xi Jinping to discuss issues including the scam crisis.
Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, a senior Thai minister said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to choke scam centres that have become a growing security concern.
Thailand finds a way to tackle Myanmar’s scam centres scaring away Chinese tourists: Cut the power supply
Thailand’s action comes amid growing concerns over the impact of transnational crime networks in Myanmar’s border areas, including Tachileik, Myawaddy, and Payathonzu. These compounds have been accuse
Thailand announces electricity, oil, and internet cutoff to call center gangs in Myanmar
BANGKOK – After chairing a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on cutting electricity to Myanmar border areas to curb transnational crime and call-centre scams, Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai announced that the meeting had resolved to cut electricity, internet, and fuel supplies starting at 9am on February 5.
Thailand will cut power to Myanmar border in bid to stop "scam centres" run by human-trafficking gangs
Thailand will cut the power to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb "scam centres" where human trafficking victims are forced to work in cyber fraud operations.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border regions
The cross-border electricity supplies are misused for online scams, drugs and call centers, says interior minister
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