Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry.

The move aims to deter the operations of call centre scamming gangs based in the area. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds.

Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities.

STORY: Thailand cut power supply, fuel and internet to some border areas with Myanmar on Wednesday.It's an attempt to choke scam syndicates operating out of there that have become a growing security concern.

Thai authorities cut off electricity Wednesday at five points on the border with Myanmar in an attempt to combat cyber scam centers that operate from the other side of the border and have created a regional security problem with thousands of victims in recent years.

Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem