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 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 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.
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 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 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.

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