Thailand Orders Power Cut to Myanmar

Thailand Orders Power Cut to Myanmar in Blow to Scam Centers
Thailand will cut off electricity, internet access and oil supplies to some areas in Myanmar suspected to house cyber scam operations, widening a crackdown after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.
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.
Power cut off to scam centres along Myanmar border
The Provincial Electricity Authority on Wednesday morning cut off the power it was supplying to border regions in Myanmar, a move targeting the large number of scam centres based there.
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.
Thai power cutoff to scam facilities in Myanmar needs study: authorities
The government must consider relevant information carefully before deciding whether to cut off power supply to illicit businesses in Myanmar regions bordering Thailand, authorities said on Monday.Chatchai Bangchuad,
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