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Call for new poverty agency
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/10/2023
» A national agency dedicated to addressing poverty should be established, according to the Program Management Unit on Area-Based Development (PMUA) under the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry.
Thailand slips in crypto adoption
Business, Published on 14/10/2023
» Thailand has slipped two places to 10th in the fourth annual Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index, which combines on-chain and real-world data to measure which countries lead the world in grassroots crypto adoption.
Seizures top $2bn in Singapore laundering scandal
Published on 03/10/2023
» SINGAPORE - Authorities in Singapore have seized or frozen assets worth more than S$2.8 billion (US$2 billion) in a major money laundering investigation, a senior official said on Tuesday, while signalling the government could tighten immigration rules to curb illicit inflows.
Centre to help battle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has teamed up with the cyber crime police and related agencies to establish the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) as a one stop service point the public can utilise to deal with cases of online fraud.
Probing the B10,000 digital handout
Business, Published on 13/09/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party-led coalition government believes its flagship policy, the 10,000-baht digital currency handout, will unleash an "economic tsunami" of consumption, benefiting many sectors of the economy.
National digital indicators show signs of improvement
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/09/2023
» Many of Thailand's digital indicators have improved this year according to the recent "Thailand Digital Outlook 2023" conducted by the Office of National Digital Economy and Society Committee (ONDE).
Laundering scandal ensnares Singapore banking giants
Published on 30/08/2023
» SINGAPORE: Some of the biggest local and international banks in Singapore are becoming embroiled in one of the city-state’s largest money laundering cases involving over S$1 billion (US$740 million) worth of assets.
Authorities ramp up awareness of scams
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/08/2023
» As online scams remain rampant and in recent cases scammers are using the names of high-profile businesspeople to lure the public to invest with them, local authorities are lining up to advise people to be cautious and verify the authenticity of any links or messages sent to them.
Singapore seeks more laundering evidence
Published on 23/08/2023
» SINGAPORE: Police in Singapore are waiting for documents from at least nine financial institutions in their investigation into one of the biggest money laundering cases in the history of the city-state.
Manila doubles down on casinos
Published on 16/08/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines’ gambling industry expects to double its gross gaming revenue by 2028, as the country attracts more tourists such as wealthy Chinese gamblers, the gaming regulator’s chief said on Wednesday.