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Thailand cuts all internet links to Cambodia
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/06/2025
» Thailand’s telecom regulator has has ordered all Thai operators to stop providing broadband and mobile internet connections to Cambodia, while requiring reports of SIM card sales every 15 days.
130k mule accounts closed
Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2025
» More than 130,000 mule bank accounts were deactivated and more than 800 people arrested in the first three months of this year as authorities intensify a crackdown on online fraud and money laundering.
Myanmar to stay in the dark
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2025
» The government insisted on Monday its priority is to protect Thais from call-centre gangs, and it will not be influenced by protests calling for a boycott of Thai goods following the cutting of power, fuel and internet services to the five border areas where these criminal networks are based.
Crackdown on imported SIM card operating boxes
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/02/2025
» The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is drafting rules to govern the import of SIM card operating boxes in an effort to suppress cybercrime and fraudulent call centres.
Tougher cyber laws ahead
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2025
» A proposed amendment to an executive decree aimed at tackling cybercrime and protecting its victims is expected to be published in the Royal Gazette this month, according to Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Govt crackdown on mule accounts with new mobile banking rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2025
» The government is ramping up efforts to crack down on criminal activities by targeting individuals using mule accounts and nominees for online transactions.
Authorities uncover illegal transmission cables in Tak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2024
» Authorities have uncovered large-scale illegal telephone and internet signal transmission cables in Tak's Mae Sot district, which they believe were used to provide internet services to call centre scam gangs operating across the border in Myanmar.
Final call for multiple SIM cardholders in Thailand to register
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/07/2024
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has issued a final call to people who hold between six and 100 SIM cards to verify their identities at mobile operators' service centres by the deadline of July 13, or they will be blocked from making outgoing calls or sending text messages.
Diving into the mule account crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2024
» Authorities began checking the names of mobile banking account holders and mobile subscribers on Monday to see if they match, part of a joint effort led by the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Mobile banking users reassured about probe
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2024
» Owners of mobile bank accounts can continue to use the services as normal while authorities check to match the names of account holders and phone subscribers, aiming to clamp down on bank accounts used by fraudsters, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).