Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
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 and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs
The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds.
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.
Thailand cuts electricity, internet to five border areas in Myanmar to tackle scam centres
Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, in an attempt to choke scam centres, which have put a damper on arrivals of foreign tourists, particularly those from neighbouring China.
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 cuts power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centers
STORY: Thailand cut power supply, fuel and internet to some border areas with Myanmar on Wednesday.It's an attempt to choke scam syndicates operating out of there that have become a growing security concern.
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, 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.
Fuel panic-buying hits Thai-Myanmar border town were officials cut electricity
Panicked residents visited petrol stations amid fears of fuel shortages as Thai government chiefs cut power to border towns along the border with Myanmar. Footage shows motorists in the town of Tachileik in Shan State,

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