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Thailand cuts power on Myanmar border to fight cyber scams

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 Diplomat · 1d

Thailand Cuts Electricity to Scam Sanctuaries Across Myanmar Border

The measures were announced on the eve of PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s state visit to China, during which she is set to discuss anti-scam efforts with Xi Jinping.

Reuters · 2d

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.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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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China's Xi and Thailand's leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

China's leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1h

Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia

As the world’s largest single provider of humanitarian aid, USAID last year allocated $860m to the region alone. The agency operates in six out of Southeast Asia’s 11 countries – Cambodia, Laos, ...

Soy Nómada on MSN3h

Tips: What's the Best Time to Travel to Myanmar?

For internal transportation, visitors can choose trains, buses, and domestic flights, although the railway infrastructure is ...

The Diplomat4d

Myanmar’s Military Junta Extends State of Emergency For Seventh Time

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are ...

scmp.com5d

Myanmar military junta extends mandate to rule by 6 months

Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its ...

Yale Daily News3d

Myanmar’s U.N. representative calls for stronger global support for resistance movement

Kyaw Moe Tun presented a lecture about the resistance against Myanmar’s military junta, which gained power in 2021 and has ...

UCA News6d

Four years on from the Myanmar coup d’etat

Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...

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Southeast Asia's second largest economy sees 21% rise in foreign arrivals

Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, welcomed 3.97 million foreign tourists as of Feb. 2, marking a 21% year-on ...

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