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Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

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.

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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.

China's Xi meets Thai prime minister

UCA News · 20m

China's Xi hails Thailand's action against scam centers

Bangkok has described the scam centers as a "national security issue". On Feb. 5, Thai authorities cut off the electricity supply to five areas in Myanmar where fraud centers are allegedly located. In January, Chinese actor Wang Xing was reportedly rescued from a cyber fraud center in Myanmar.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 18h

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

China's Xi Meets Thai Prime Minister With Trade, Online Scams in Focus

China's President Xi Jinping met Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Beijing on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as the two countries eye closer ties amid growing global uncertainties.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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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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 ...

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Thailand: Protest for the 4th Anniversary of Coup in Myanmar

BANGKOK, THAILAND 01, 2025 - Activists held an event called “4 Years of Coup in Myanmar, 4 Years of Massacre” front of ...

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No way home for Myanmar migrants stuck in Thai limbo 4 years after coup usurped Aung San Suu Kyi

Four years after a coup, Myanmar remains in a civil war, driving thousands to seek refuge in Thailand, where they struggle to ...

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