Myanmar, Thailand

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.
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 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 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 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 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 pulling the plug on scam gangs in Myanmar
Thailand will cut electricity, internet services and fuel supply to five areas of Myanmar on Wednesday morning as it attempts to cripple the call-centre scam gangs that have become a threat to national security,

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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 ...
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 ...