PUBLISHED: 3 Feb 2025 at 15: 41
Authorities said on Monday that the authorities must take into account pertinent information before making a decision on whether to shut off power source to illegal companies in Myanmar‘s borders with Thailand.
Regulators would need to thoroughly examine the situation, according to Chatchai Bangchuad, the National Security Council’s secretary-general, including conducting inspections of Myanmar and Thai authorities in areas suspected of being involved in scams.
Mr. Chatchai spoke with representatives from the Interior Ministry, the Provincial Electricity Authority ( PEA ), the armed forces, and intelligence agencies about the matter. The conversations came after China requested that Thailand cease providing resources to the Myawaddy con artists who had ensnared Chinese citizens.
There is proof of international legal activity, including call fraud centers located in areas opposite Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai area, Myawaddy and Phaya Tong Su, according to the National Security Council’s secretary-general. Phaya Tong Su is close to Kanchanaburi territory, and Myawaddy edges Thailand’s Tak state.
According to Mr. Chatchai, there are connections between visit fraud gangs and game operators, and the connections might include power supplies.
Cautious require
He claimed that energy source request growth had occurred, but the Thai side had rejected them because the candidates had failed to disclose the goals behind them.
Shwe Kokko and KK Park in Myawaddy’s power supply was terminated by the Thai authorities and the Seed, but features there are still operating, probably fueled by oil-fired power technology. In some cases, consumers found additional sources of electricity after the threshold, he said.
According to Mr. Chatchai, any power limit decision must be based on the power supply agreements with the PEA and the potential effects on the neighbors ‘ citizens.
Prasit Junprasit, the PEA’s lieutenant governor, stated that the Peas did take into account pertinent information as soon as possible before the government could make a decision regarding power disconnection.
Research in feared areas would also be taken into account, he said.
The government would need to approve power cuts, according to the Seed deputy governor, because the cabinet had approved the energy supply to Myanmar.
Normally, the power supply may stop when related contracts expire. Such deals typically last five decades, Mr Prasit said.