BANGKOK - Thailand cut power to five locations along its border with Myanmar on Wednesday in its most decisive action ever against transnational crime syndicates accused of massive fraud and forced labor.
The areas all host online scam centers that have proliferated in lawless corners of Southeast Asia since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, when many casinos turned to online fraud operations, often staffed by unsuspecting job-seekers lured by false offers of work, to make up for lost gamblers.
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