Thailand to cut the power of Myanmar Scam Hubs

Thailand cuts electricity, oil supplies, and internet service in five locations in Myanmar at 9 am on Wednesday in suspected Center Center scam scams. Sites located in Payathonzu, Tachileik, and Mawyaddy townships along the border, linked to fraudulent operations that focuses on Thailand, China, and other countries. Authorities are estimated that these scams have a cost of Thailand over 80 million baht per day, worth 86 billion baht overall.

The step was decided by an urgent meeting at the Deputy Prime Minister for Security Phostham Phumtham Wechoyachai. The meeting includes the Interior Minister Anita Charnvirakul, National Security Council Secretary-General Chest Clock Samphanathat Authority (PEA) Prasit Chanprasit. Phumtham emphasized that National Security Partweigh security concerns, warned that government officials failed to move can be confronted reassignment.

Authorities know unusual electric consumption on target sites, reinforced suspicions that locations in the center of major scam surgery. Under the Provigentor Acrical Authority Authority Act and a 1996 Cabinet resolution, Pea has authority to cut power on sites found uncomplicated contractual agreements. Phumtham emphasized that the decision did not require additional government permission and ordered immediately action.

There are concerns about potential revenge from Myanmar, especially about natural gas supplies in Thailand. However, Phumtham remains not committed to this matter, instead of repeating important financial and social damage caused by Myanmar-based scam operations.

These fraudulent networks are known as primarily from two locations in the mawyaddy township: Shwe Kokko and KK Park, both famous for criminal activities. Thai authorities used to cut three Myanmar locations in similar efforts to break illegal call centers.

The crackdown comes before the Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by Shinawatra in China, where he participates in events marking 50 years of relationships between two countries. The issue of crime in the transitory, especially online scams, is expected to be a topic of discussion between Thai and China officials.

Officers attending security meeting promotes the action against call centers falling inside the jurisdiction of Myanmar, even formally talking to Thailand. A Thai security officer knows that up to 100,000 people, including individuals in a different nationality and a hospital, can be affected by Syawaddy’s power cuts. Interior Ministled Charnvirakul said Pea should have a formal order from Phumtham before continuing, and that exactly affected areas are clearly aware.

The latest step in Thailand’s step is a transition from previous refusal to deal with the cross-border electricity with suspected scam hubs. By cutting power and access to the internet, Thai authorities seek to break these operations and reduce financial damage causing victims of whole victims and international.