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Thailand zeros in on scam gangs by cutting power, Internet and fuel supply from tomorrow morning

  THAILAND is taking aim at call centre scammers ensconced along the border in Myanmar by cutting off electricity, Internet and fuel delivery to five areas from 9 a.m. tomorrow morning (Feb. 5), TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this evening. Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai called an urgent meeting of the National

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China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

  By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – China countered US President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select US imports today (Feb. 4), as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. US tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go

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Nearly 4 million tourists flocked to Thailand in January

  THAILAND attracted 3,967,469 foreign tourists during Jan. 1-Feb. 2, 2025 generating approximately 195.090 billion baht in tourist spending, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 4). Minister of Tourism and Sports Surawong Thienthong said the top five countries from where most tourists came to Thailand are China (710,687), Malaysia (482,719), Russia (274,680), South Korea (221,993 

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Power supply to Myawaddy ordered shut: Phumtham

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters POWER SUPPLY FROM a northwestern border district in Thailand to a scam-infested township in Myanmar was being completely shut off today (Feb.4), according to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Phumtham confirmed today he has already ordered the Provincial Electricity of Thailand via the National Security Council to completely terminate

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