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Loan shark arrested for charging 3,400% annual interest
Online Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» A 37-year-old recently-released inmate has been arrested for running illegal money lending services with annual interest rates as high as 3,400%, Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) officers said on Sunday.
Chinese caught running illegal loan service from Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/06/2025
» PATTAYA - Police arrested 25 Chinese nationals suspected of illegally offering loans to people in China.
Cyber law revamp nears finish
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/03/2025
» A proposed amendment to an executive decree on cybercrime prevention and suppression is expected to be finalised within a week, says Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Illegal mobile loan apps found
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/02/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has identified 10 mobile applications illegally offering personal loans and is working to have them removed from the App Store and Google Play Store.
Govt claims 700 'mafia' crimelords identified
Published on 03/10/2023
» Around 700 people have been listed as "mafia"-affiliated figures in the government’s ongoing suppression of illegal activities linked with these influential people nationwide, according to Karom Polpornklang, a deputy government spokesman.
The most dangerous time of the month
Published on 27/09/2023
» It's the last day of the month. On this Friday, eight motorcycle drivers are waiting at the perimeter of a factory, 60 km from Bangkok. A throng of workers exit the factory. They hand over their ATM cards to the drivers, who know the passwords. Nobody smiles. They speed off, return twenty minutes later, having emptied the accounts for the debts owed with 10% to 30% interest for the month.
Kyiv seeks $40bn to rebuild
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2023
» LONDON: Ukraine is seeking up to US$40 billion to fund the first part of a "Green Marshall Plan" to rebuild its economy, including developing a coal-free steel industry, a senior Ukrainian official said ahead of an international summit.
Loan sharks arrested for 304% annual interest
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/04/2023
» Two people have been arrested for running illegal money lending services with interest rates as high as 304% per year during a raid on a house in Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district.
Police nab Chinese 'cyber crime' gang
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 13/04/2023
» Police have arrested five Chinese nationals who allegedly operated an illegal call centre and underground lending service in Pattaya.
Chinese arrested for illegal online money lending
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 12/04/2023
» CHON BURI: Five Chinese nationals have been arrested for illegally running an online money lending service from a luxury house in Pattaya.