In Myanmar frontier city, dozens of other Chinese firms officially closed down.
PUBLISHED: 13 Feb 2025 at 12: 07
According to Indian security sources, Chinese companies have deserted Payathonzu, a Burmese border area close to Kanchanaburi state, days after Thailand cut off power, oil, and online services, putting the strain on criminal gangs.
The area’s Democratic Karen Buddhist Army ( DKBA ), which controls the area, had earlier directed illegal businesses to shut down by February 28. The separation of power companies from Thailand, which began on Feb 5, apparently affected more than 50, 000 persons in Payathonzu.
Foreign users of four houses in Payathonzu claimed that Taiwanese people had paid 200, 000 to 800, 000 baht per month for the rentals they had made for more than a year. Their leases were renewed every six weeks.
The residents had security guards in place around the clock and the houses had been renovated to make them offices and residences.
The users claimed they were unable to get into the houses where 200 to 300 Chinese citizens were alleged to be residing. Every building’s employee prepared meals for the Chinese.
As the nearby property owners canceled their leases, Chinese tenants removed contact technology, electronic devices, and air conditioners and left the buildings.
Locals reported that the Foreign residents had relocated from Payathonzu to another location about 10 kilometers away.
Chinese businesses have deserted the village, they claimed, and the markets in Payathonzu were no longer crowded with Taiwanese people.
Chinese people before bought and rented several buildings and shops in Payathonzu to perform restaurants, hair shops and sport centres, reportedly as fronts of their call-centre operations. There are more than 200 of these stores, and almost all of them are presently closed.
In the assault on call-center con businesses that employ hundreds of foreigners, many of whom are victims of trafficking, Thai officials have targeted Payathonzu one of three websites. Power and online companies have also been cut off to Myawaddy, same Mae Sot in Tak state, and Tachileik, same Mae Sai in Chiang Rai.
261 foreign nationals were deported from Myawaddy on Wednesday and transported across the border to Tak’s Phop Phra area. In the coming days and weeks, according to Thai authorities, up to 10, 000 people may be released if the value cuts force the illegitimate businesses to close.