Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border regions to fight scam centres


A general view of Myanmar's Myawaddy town is seen from across the Thai side in Mae Sot district on Apr 11, 2024. -- File photo: AFP/Manan Vatsyayana

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand cut cross-border electricity supplies to five locations in Myanmar on Wednesday, in an effort to stamp out online scam centres blamed for scaring away Chinese tourists.

Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, run by criminal gangs and staffed by foreigners trafficked and forced to work swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts say is worth billions of dollars.

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