Thailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks, officials said on Wednesday.

Parts of south-east Asia, including the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, have become hubs for online fraud , with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.

The seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads the US-sanctioned Prince Group , and Cambodian nationals Kok An and Yim Leak, who authorities said were all linked to transnational online scam operations.

Prince Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Chen, who is also f

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