Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

Thailand Sets Six-Month Timeline for Myanmar Border Power Cut, Begins Review
The Thai government has set a six-month timeframe for its power cut measure along the Thai-Myanmar border, part of its crackdown on scam networks and drug-related crime.
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. Parts of Myanmar bordering Thailand,
Thailand says it is cutting power to Myanmar’s scam centers
Thailand will cut the supply of electricity to eastern Myanmar border zones being used as bases for online scam centers, money laundering and human trafficking, government officials said on Tuesday.
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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This photo taken on Feb 4 2025 shows an area along the Thai-Myanmar border seen from Mae Sot Tak province Thaila
Thailand Pulling the Plug on Scam Gangs in Myanmar
Electricity, internet services and fuel supply to five areas of Myanmar were to be cut off on Wednesday morning, the deputy prime minister said.
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: Thai authorities cut off electricity on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams
Thai authorities cut off electricity Wednesday at five points on the border with Myanmar in an attempt to combat cyber scam centers that operate from the other side of the border and have created a regional security problem with thousands of victims in recent years.
Thailand tightens border after cutting power to Myanmar scammers
Thailand is tightening its border controls after it cut power and fuel supplies Wednesday to five locations in Myanmar where criminal groups are based, informed sources from the Thai army said. The measures announced by the Thai government to combat phone scam operations and human trafficking of nationals from various countries in the Myanmar areas may cause increased smuggling and border crossings,
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The Chinese leader also thanked visiting Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for her government’s actions against online scamming ...