PUBLISHED: 8 Feb 2025 at 05: 44
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stated this week that she had” Foreign heart in her” and that she had privately looked into safety protocols in place to ensure the protection of Chinese citizens. She was trying to ease security issues among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand.
Since a small Foreign actor was rescued from a scam center in Myanmar last month, security in Thailand has officially become a hot topic of conversation among Foreign nationals, who are by far the largest group of foreign tourists there.
According to Ms. Paetongtarn, who spoke to the state-run China Daily in Beijing on Thursday,” Thai people usually come to China and feel at home, and I hope Chinese people also come to Thailand and feel at home.”
Assuring the Taiwanese people while visiting her country was a major concern in addition to strengthening cooperation with China on infrastructure, electric cars, and the modern economy.
The Thai authorities announced one morning before she arrived in Beijing that it would suspend power supply to some of Myanmar’s border regions to stop the growth of shady scams that have ensnared a large number of people of various nationalities.
Xi Jinping, the leader of China, praised Thailand’s efforts to stop international crimes by limiting access to water and power in connection with organized crime.
” You know, the prime minister of Thailand has Foreign heart in her”, said Ms Paetongtarn. ” I can assure you that Chinese citizens will be very healthy.”
Due to Thailand’s close relationships with both the United States and China, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed that Ms. Paetongtarn’s visit to China is meant to deepen diplomatic ties and foster better understanding.
He claimed that the debate with China went easily, particularly when it came to working together to stop call center fraud, which are known to have their headquarters in Myanmar’s border towns.
If the call-centre groups are eradicated, Thailand is continue supplying electricity to the border cities, he said, referring to the president’s decision to cut energy and internet links to five border regions on Wednesday.
The power supply was cut off in five areas: the Following Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge- Myawaddy, Ban Huay Muang-Myawaddy, Three Pagodas-Payathongzu, Ban Mueang Daeng-Tachileik, and the First Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge-Tachileik.
Thaksin added that since it is believed that these groups may be relocating to Cambodia, it is also necessary to seek Phnom Penh’s assistance in order to eliminate them.
In response to the power outage, Myanmar’s second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge immigration station was closed, according to Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
He claimed that the estimate was made known to the authorities and to its security personnel.