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Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

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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.

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Myanmar’s Myawaddy in chaos after Thailand cuts power to towns linked to scams

Residents in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, on the border with Thailand, are suffering severe impacts from the Thai government’s decision to cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to the township on Feb 5.

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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, Xi Jinping and scam

Xi Jinping praises Thailand’s crackdown on Myanmar scam hubs

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn met with Xi in Beijing after the kingdom cut power and internet to scam hubs around its border.

China's Xi and Thailand's leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two met in Beijing

Bloomberg L.P. · 19h

Xi Pledges China’s Help for Thailand’s Crackdown on Cyber Scams

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to back Thailand’s efforts to suppress online scam operations, as Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sought Beijing’s help to ease safety concerns of tourists from the mainland.

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Clip of Thai PM speech on scam centres manipulated to add fake subtitles

Reports of high-profile kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border have frightened Chinese tourists who were Thailand's top ...

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61 people, including 39 Chinese and 13 Indians, rescued from scam centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar: Thai media

Some 61 people lured by call-center scammers to work in Myanmar were rescued and sent back to Thailand on Thursday. The group ...

Thailand to shut off electricity to Myanmar’s scam hubs

Thailand has cut electricity to Myanmar border towns harbouring scam centres tied to human trafficking and online fraud, ...

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US aid freeze threatens sick Myanmar refugees on Thai border

U.S. President Donald Trump move to freeze most foreign aid has brought healthcare services to a halt at refugee camps on the ...

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Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay

As activists marked the fourth anniversary of Myanmar's military coup on February 1, 2025, old protest photos in Thailand ...

PTT unit ready to suspend oil exports to Myanmar

SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand's largest oil trader by volume, is preparing for the suspension of ...

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