Thailand has announced plans to cut off internet, electricity and fuel supplies to five locations in Myanmar suspected of harboring scam operations, starting 9 am on Wednesday.

The scam compounds have come into renewed focus after Chinese actor Wang Xing was abducted after arriving in Thailand last month

Thailand will cut off electricity, internet access and oil supplies to some areas in Myanmar suspected to house cyber scam operations, widening a crackdown after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.

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.

Thailand will cut the power to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb "scam centres" where human trafficking victims are forced to work in cyber fraud operations.

Thailand will cut electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to five locations along its border with Myanmar starting February 5, marking an unprecedented move to combat transnational crime operations,

BANGKOK: Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed on Tuesday (Feb 4) that the Thai power supply to Myanmar's border region will be cut today, saying that the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has authority to do so.

The scam compounds have come into renewed focus after a Chinese actor was abducted in Thailand. Read more at straitstimes.com.

THAILAND will cut off electricity, Internet access and oil supplies to some areas in Myanmar suspected to house cyber scam operations, widening a crackdown after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.