BANGKOK -- The Thai government on Tuesday ordered the Provincial Electricity Authority to cut supply to Shwe Kokko, a Myanmar town where Thai and Chinese authorities say thousands of people, including their nationals, have been trafficked and forced to run online scams targeting victims around the world.
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Thailand orders power to be cut to Myanmar scam centers before PM's China trip
Paetongtarn Shinawatra to discuss transborder crime with Xi Jinping
Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Xi Jinping will meet in China on Feb. 5. Beijing is said to be "really upset" that scam centers are still operating in Myanmar, just on the other side of the Thai border, tapping into Thailand's electricity grid and phone services. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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