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Thais working in Cambodia's Poipet opt to stay after ceasefire
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/07/2025
» About a thousand Thais working at casinos and call centres in Poipet who had expressed a wish to return home changed their minds and went back to work after learning about the ceasefire agreement, according to cybercrime police.
Pheu Thai blames scam crackdown, not family feud, for border hostilities
Online Reporters, Published on 27/07/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has dismissed allegations that the Thai-Cambodia border dispute stems from personal or political rivalries between the Shinawatra and Hun Sen families, instead attributing it to Phnom Penh’s dissatisfaction with Thailand’s aggressive crackdown on Cambodia-based online scam centres.
The rise of rental companions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/07/2025
» A recent post on Facebook read: "Buddy Home Care is starting a new service called Children for Rent. It is for seniors in need of companions. Maybe they want to go to the doctor, shop, run errands, or want someone to accompany them. Maybe they just want someone to be there. We charge only 350 baht per hour. Please book a time slot in advance. Currently, the service is available in Chiang Mai. PS: Proceeds will go to seniors charity."
Chinese police investigating 5 missing teens issue further warnings about telecoms crime
Published on 18/07/2025
» Chinese police are investigating at least five cases of missing teenagers believed to have been caught up in scam centres, including some who have lost contact with their families after travelling to Myanmar.
More raids as police seek to arrest Kok An's children
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» Cyber Crime Police with arrest warrants raided another seven locations in Bangkok and Sa Kaeo in their search for two daughters and a son of accused Cambodian scam-backer and casino owner Kok An.
Police identify more suspects in Cambodian property owner’s scam case
Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» Police have identified more suspects in the scam centre case concerning Cambodian casino owner Kok An.
Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down
Published on 14/07/2025
» The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong rose by nearly 22% between January and May compared with the same period last year, but losses fell by almost two-thirds to HK$430 million (1.77 billion baht) as fewer mainland Chinese students were cheated, police said.
Las Vegas in Laos: the riverside city awash with crime
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» VAN PAK LEN, Laos - Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.
Thai defence chief suggests ways to ease border tensions with Cambodia
Post Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» Chief of Defence Forces Gen Songwit Noonpakdee has urged Cambodia to coordinate border operation hours and withdraw long-range weapons to facilitate cross border trade and ease tensions between the two countries.
Names muddled
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/07/2025
» For reasons unknown to me, the Bangkok Post insists on using oddly transliterated Thai, even where the meaning is unclear.