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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.
BANGKOK (AP) — 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. Such scams have stolen tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world, while the people recruited to carry them out are often tricked into taking the jobs under false pretense and trapped in virtual slavery. The Royal Thai Police said the meeting with Liu Zhongyi, China’s Vice Minister of Public Security and Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, addressed rescue missions, law enforcement and cutting off utilities to the areas where scam networks operated.
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