Native people claim to be in the squeeze, but gangs also have generators on hand.
PUBLISHED: 5 Feb 2025 at 10: 23
UPDATED: 5 Feb 2025 at 18: 52
The Provincial Electricity Authority shut off the supply of electricity to the border regions of Myanmar on Wednesday morning, aiming to stop the large number of con centers it.
Around 9am, the disconnect was made from the Seed command center at its offices in Bangkok.
Three areas where the murder groups are known to work are being targeted: Myawaddy, across from Mae Sot in Tak state, Payathongzu, same Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi, and Tachileik, same Mae Sai region in Chiang Rai.
Marketers who have contracts with the Peas were given five days to cut off the electric supply.
- Next Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge-Myawaddy
- Ban Huay Muang-Myawaddy
- Three Pagodas-Payathongzu
- Ban Mueang Daeng-Tachileik
- Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge-Tachileik.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the deputy prime minister and internal secretary, oversaw the operation.
He claimed that Thailand’s safety was harmed when the government cut off the power supply.
The energy people would have to correct the problem themselves, he said.
They may encounter difficulties with a weak power supply, but we are at the place where no one can responsible Thailand for supporting illegal acts, according to Mr. Anutin.
They may use alternative energy sources or produce their own electricity.
The Seed claimed to have cut a full of 20.37 megawatts of source to the five regions, which would result in a loss of 600 million baht in annual revenue.
A native of Payathongzu said some local residents had faced power reduces since Wednesday night, while Chinese firms, including con facilities, continue to operate on generators.
” Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed large generating entering the city. He told Reuters, asking not to be named because of the awareness of the matter, that those producers are currently operating and that their firms, including con centers, are still operating.
” The town’s people are in trouble, and the local companies owned by citizens have stopped.”
Scam ingredients in Southeast Asia, including those along the Thai-Myanmar borders, are suspected to had entrapped hundreds of thousands of people in illegitimate online businesses, generating billion annually, according to a 2023 United Nations report.
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Thailand  was finally made to take drastic action in response to serious requests from the Chinese government to stop funding the gangs that were abusing Chinese citizens. Chinese actor Wang Xing was one of the victims and reportedly was drawn into the gangs ‘ arms by a fellow member.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission reported that the targeted areas had been completely blocked from access to the internet once more. Unauthorized reconnections are possible, but the military has been stationed to stop them.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, efforts are being made to resolve the problem. He intends to check the border situation in Mae Sot on Thursday.
According to the National Security Council ( NSC), additional power cuts may be made in places other than Myanmar where criminal groups are active.
Additionally, Laos and Cambodia receive electricity from the PEA. If notified, it could act as it did with Myanmar, local media quoted an NSC official as saying.
The Thai state utility provides electricity to Cambodia’s border regions via eight service points and four points in Laos.