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.

The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar told the Global Times on Friday that it will continue to maintain contact with multiple parties in Myanmar to carry out further rescue efforts following the rescue of 39 Chinese nationals involved in cross-border fraud on Thursday.

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.