Thailand Orders Power Cut to Myanmar

Thailand shuts power to Myanmar’s scam hub, PM Paetongtarn vows firm action
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is slated to meet President Xi Jinping to discuss issues including the scam crisis.
Myanmar's Tachileik city turns to Laos for power supply after Thai govt action
BANGKOK: The electricity authority in Tachileik city of Myanmar, near Chiang Rai province, is expected to fully switch on power supply from Laos within one to two days, provincial governor Charin Thongsuk said on Wednesday (Feb 5).
Myanmar switches to Lao power after Thailand cutoff
Thailand has cut power to several Myanmar border towns in a crackdown on online scam operations. Authorities in Kanchanaburi province cut power to Payathonzu, while in Chiang Rai province, the power supply to Tachileik was also severed.
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.
Power cut to scam centres along Myanmar border
The Provincial Electricity Authority on Wednesday morning cut off the power it was supplying to border regions in Myanmar, a move targeting the large number of scam centres based there.
Thailand mulls cutting power to Myanmar in blow to scam centres
THAILAND is looking to cut power supply to Myanmar towns with links to cyber scam operations, escalating actions after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar’s scam centers in anti-crime push
The power cut at 9 a.m. local time affects Myanmar’s Payathonzu in Mon state, Ban Muang Daeng and the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Tachileik, Shan state, and the eastern town of Myawaddy in Kayin state, he 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 orders power cut to Myanmar in blow to scam centres
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 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.
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