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New B200m data system to bolster fight against online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/06/2025
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) will develop a centralised data management system for the Anti Online Scam Operation Center (AOC) to enhance its operations.
SE Asia trafficked cyber victims freed but far from home
Published on 30/05/2025
» Most of Jaruwat Jinnmonca’s anti-trafficking work used to focus on helping victims swept into prostitution.
Ministry beefs up anti-online scam centre
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry plans to upgrade the Anti-Online Scam Operation Center to be a new department under the ministry.
Bid to halt financial fraud intensifies
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/03/2025
» Regulatory authorities are taking proactive measures to block mule accounts associated with legal entities, with the number of blocked accounts expected to rise by more than 1,000 in the near future.
Thailand Showcases Call Centre Crime Crackdown at MWC25
Published on 10/03/2025
» Barcelona, Spain – Pachara Naripthaphan, Advisor to the Chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), presented Thailand’s successful model for dismantling call centre crime networks at MWC25, during a high-level Ministerial Roundtable attended by leaders from Singapore, India, and Indonesia. The discussion, themed “Breaking Silos and Advancing a Whole-Government Approach,” focused on enhancing inter-agency cooperation to combat cybercrime and digital fraud.
Explainer - What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?
Published on 04/03/2025
» Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.
Philippines raids Chinese-run scam centre, stepping up crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2025
» MANILA — Philippine authorities arrested more than 400 individuals during a raid of what they said was a Chinese-run offshore gaming operator in Manila, as the Southeast Asian nation intensifies its crackdown on scam centres.
Big push to rescue 10,000 foreigners in Myanmar scam farms
Published on 17/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) estimate that 10,000 foreign nationals will be rescued from call scam centres in Myanmar as authorities ramp up a crackdown on transnational crime syndicates near the Thai border.
Task force to probe nominees
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/02/2025
» The Commerce Ministry has set up a special task force to intensify the crackdown on nominee businesses, grey businesses and substandard products across the country.
Spot-on words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2024
» Re: "No more excuses", (PostBag, Dec 26) and "Shrinking the naughty list", (Editorial, Dec 24).