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Clip of Thai PM speech on scam centres manipulated to add fake subtitles
Reports of high-profile kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border have frightened Chinese tourists who were Thailand's top visitors in 2024. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has sought to quell safety concerns but posts claiming she said the entire Thai military would be deployed to Myanmar upon China's orders featured a video with fake subtitles.
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 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.
Myanmar’s Myawaddy in chaos after Thailand cuts power to towns linked to scams
Residents in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, on the border with Thailand, are suffering severe impacts from the Thai government’s decision to cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to the township on Feb 5.
China's Xi hails Thailand's 'strong' action against scam centres
Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday for the "strong measures" her country has taken against scam centres targeting Chinese people.
Wooing Chinese tourists, Thai leader says she has 'Chinese blood in her'
Thailand's prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had "Chinese ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Thailand to shut off electricity to Myanmar’s scam hubs
Thailand has cut electricity to Myanmar border towns harbouring scam centres tied to human trafficking and online fraud, ...
Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra in China, with trade, railway, scam farms on the table
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has arrived in China for a four-day visit as the two sides look to crack down on telecoms scam farms in Southeast Asia, and with trade, technology and ...
China’s Xi, Thai PM Paetongtarn agree to deepen cooperation on tackling cross-border scams
Ms Paetongtarn told Mr Xi that Thailand looks forward to strengthening top-level exchanges and working more closely in areas ...