Walk to ruin scams in Myanmar welcomed by Xi
According to Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, China has praised the state for cutting off energy resources in an effort to stop the operation of fraud centers in Myanmar.
Following a four-day formal visit to China that ended on Saturday, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra returned to Thailand.
He claimed that Ms. Paetongtarn had a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and another officers to talk about bilateral cooperation and mutual benefits.
China is praised by Thailand for its swift and decisive action, including cutting power supplies in five of its regions, Mr. Anutin said.
” We are even protecting the interests of Thailand”, he added.
Last Wedne s light, online services, and gas resources to five sections in Myanmar where fraud facilities are located.
In reply, Myanmar is then seeking to purchase electricity from Laos.
The decision came after a NSC meeting on Tuesday evening, at which time the organization felt the need to take action given the widespread impact of these legal activities, which affect both Thailand and other countries.
Fraud centers have been labeled as a “national safety issue” by the Thai government.
These procedures, which have proliferated along the Myanmar-Thailand borders, are run by criminal groups and staffed by recruited foreign staff who are coerced into defrauding their colleagues.
In Tak state, Myanmar nationals who reside close to the Thai border on Saturday gathered to protest the Thai government’s decision to cut power and gas to their communities.
More than 100 protesters, mostly from Myawaddy in Kayin State, assembled in front of Myawaddy Hospital at about 8.30am before marching towards the first and second Thai-Myanmar Friendship roads, aiming to prevent important cross-border business routes and destroy business.
Myanmar police blocked the demonstrators ‘ access to the first bridge on the Myanmar side, so they moved towards the second bridge before dispersing.
Initially, as many as 3, 000 people were expected to take part in the rally.
Thailand’s order on Wednesday to cut off electricity supplies to a number of locations in Myanmar as part of its crackdown on scam call centers operating in the neighboring nation sparked the protest.
While large-scale illegal businesses have managed to adapt by using generators, the power cuts have severely affected households and small businesses, prompting the demonstration.
During the protest, demonstrators urged Myanmar officials to negotiate a resolution with Thai authorities.
Additionally, they demanded that 59 natural crossing points and the two friendship bridges be closed, as well as that Thai products be boycotted in order to press the government to reinstate services.
Tak police and other officials closely monitored the demonstration to keep it peaceful.
Last week, the NSC announced that additional power cuts might be in place in other areas besides Myanmar, where organized crime is prevalent.
Additionally, Laos and Cambodia are served by eight service points along the Cambodian border and four service points along the Laos border.
If notified, it could take similar action against those countries, local media quoted an NSC official as saying.
Phumtham Wechayachai, the minister of defense, said that the provision of electricity to suspected scam centers in Myanmar was just a first step and that Thailand must work with neighboring nations to create long-term strategies to combat online fraud operations.
When asked about reports that scammers are relocating to areas in Cambodia’s Poipet following the power cuts, Mr. Phumtham said Thai authorities are closely monitoring the situation and working with the Cambodian government to address the issue.