After Thailand, Laos restricts power supply to Myanmar's Tachileik region with aims of stopping scam centres


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VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The Lao government has announced that its firm determination to combat transnational telecom fraud has never wavered, announcing that it has now implemented measures to limit power supply to Tachileik town in Shan state of eastern Myanmar.

During a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Laos Fang Hong, Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Phoxay Sayasone said that Laos has implemented measures to limit the flow of electricity to Tachileik and will not allow its electricity to be used for any activities other than supporting people's livelihoods, especially crimes such as fraud.

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