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Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists
Published on 16/09/2025
» This summer, Hu Jia and her family opted to skip Thailand’s iconic beaches and ornate temples, a short flight from her home in Sichuan province. Instead, she booked a two-week trip to Vietnam amid growing Chinese concerns over Thailand’s safety.
ChatGPT used by scammers along Thai-Myanmar border
Published on 15/09/2025
» Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw first-hand how criminal groups are at scale.
DES urges calm amid locked bank accounts
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has opened a special "war room" to urgently address complaints over frozen bank accounts, after a surge of reports from online vendors and individuals who found their funds locked due to suspected links with so-called "mule accounts."
Elderly man loses 40 million baht in share scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Police are speeding up work on a fraud case involving an 85-year-old victim who was cheated out of almost 40 million baht in a stock scam.
Japan’s comments about Thai-Cambodian border hit a nerve
Online Reporters, Published on 12/09/2025
» Thai citizens continue to vent their anger at Japan through the Facebook page of its Bangkok embassy over what they view as pressure exerted by the Japanese government for Thailand to reopen its border with Cambodia.
Gogolook becoming a scam prevention firm
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/09/2025
» Gogolook, the developer of anti-scam application Whoscall, is undergoing a transformation from a scam detection company to a scam prevention firm.
Chinese ringleader, ex-Thai wife arrested in multi-million baht scam bust
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/09/2025
» A Chinese ringleader of a scam network, his former Thai wife and 13 associates were arrested, with assets worth over 21 million baht seized during police raids across four provinces on Wednesday.
Buri Ram villagers hope border talks ease tensions
Published on 10/09/2025
» BURI RAM - People living along the Thai-Cambodian border in Ban Kruat district of this northeastern province are hoping this week’s General Border Committee (GBC) meeting will produce concrete results to help end tensions that have left them living in fear for over two months.
Thailand, Cambodia agree on weapon withdrawal, mine clearance, border reopening
Online Reporters, Published on 10/09/2025
» Thailand and Cambodia have agreed on the withdrawal of heavy weapons and military equipment, mine clearance, Cambodia-based scam suppression and partial border reopening, according to the acting Thai defence minister.
US sanctions Myanmar and Cambodia scam kingpins
Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia, a booming industry that Washington says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a Treasury Department statement.