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Cyber police target 20 firms over investment swindle
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/09/2025
» Cybercrime police are pursuing legal action against 20 companies linked to a major investment scam that defrauded one victim out of 26 million baht.
Retired nurse loses millions to romantic scammer
News, Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2025
» A 65-year-old woman conned by a romantic scammer to invest through a fake crypto trading platform lost almost 12 million baht in just three months.
PDPC touts zero data leakage priority
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/02/2025
» The newly appointed secretary-general of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has outlined its priority of driving a mission of "zero data leakage".
Chinese scam 'bosses' held in Bangkok
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/02/2025
» Police in Bangkok have arrested two Chinese nationals who are believed to be senior members of a call centre gang that operated a new and sophisticated "add insult to injury" scam.
True Partners with Police to Combat Call Centre Scams
Published on 16/01/2025
» True Corporation is ramping up its efforts to combat call centre scams targeting the public. Senior executives, led by Mr Manat Manavutiveth, Chief Executive Officer of True Corporation Plc., along with Mr Sharad Mehrotra, Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Mr Chakkrit Urairat, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; and Ms Tipayarat Kaewsringarm, Chief Geo-Based Officer, met with Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet, National Police Chief, and Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, Inspector-General of the Royal Thai Police, to discuss collaborative strategies to tackle call centre scams. A major initiative involves the establishment of a joint "War Room" at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters.
Thai govt hails use of 1441 cybercrime hotline
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2024
» The damages caused by cybercrime have plummeted by 44% since the 1441 Anti-Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) Hotline was established last year, according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
New chief vows to curb crime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/12/2024
» National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has pledged to uphold the law and police professionalism, protect life and property, and prevent and detect crime.
Thai celebrity chef arrested for alleged B2m fraud
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2024
» A Thai celebrity chef who owns a popular noodle shop franchise has been arrested for alleged fraud in the sale of gold and diamond jewellery worth about 2 million baht.
Unpacking China's global influence
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 29/08/2024
» Is China an enigma? If it is difficult to decipher the country on some fronts, there are other elements which are more accessible. While it might be easy to look at its impressive growth in recent decades as diverging from other global players in key areas, there are other areas which are mutually convergent. From the multidimensional panorama of a complex world -- the "multiplex" world, a preferred approach is not to generalise too much but to analyse the specifics of our times for possible confluence.
Visa 'fixer' swindled Japanese businessman out of B300,000
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/08/2024
» A Japanese garment exporter has accused a Thai "fixer" of swindling him out of 300,000 baht with a false promise to help him get a permanent visa.