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Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

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.

The Star · 40m

Thailand tightens border control after cutting power supply to Myanmar

Thailand has tightened border control to prevent possible adverse effects after it suspended power supply to five areas in Myanmar as part of its effort to combat illegal operations, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has announced.

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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 · 1h

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.

Bloomberg L.P. · 21h

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.

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.

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 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 ...

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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, ...

Thailand to Host Regional BIMSTEC Meetings April 2-4, Says Foreign Ministry

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will host a regional BIMSTEC summit of the leaders of seven mostly South Asian countries in April, its foreign ministry said on Friday.

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US aid freeze is new threat for ailing Myanmar refugees on Thai border

A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems ...

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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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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