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.

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.

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.