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Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Alleged Russian hackers arrested in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2025
» Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.
Accused Russian ransomware hackers arrested in Phuket
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2025
» Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.
Thai properties at risk as Chinese buyers go cold amid abduction, trafficking news
Published on 26/01/2025
» Beijing resident Evelyn Lin paid US$274,000 for a flat in Bangkok in 2018, hoping to use the property as her home when she spends holidays in the Thai capital.
Plea made for trafficking victims in Myawaddy
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 26/10/2024
» The government is being urged to help 110 victims of human trafficking rings that used Thailand as a transit point for their operations to lure people to do illegal work in Myanmar.
Chinese woman rescued after scam incident
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/09/2024
» A Chinese woman who lost contact from her family after being duped into transferring over 8 million baht into a call centre scam gang has been found safe in Samut Prakan.
Kidnap comedy; abject apology; that sinking feeling
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/09/2024
» Debt collectors do it better
Thailand tops region for ransomware attacks
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/05/2024
» Thailand had the most ransomware attacks in Southeast Asia last year, according to the Russia-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Interpreter used by police arrested over kidnaps
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2024
» A Chinese-language interpreter was arrested on Friday for his involvement in crimes linked to a Chinese abduction gang in the Din Daeng area on April 25, said Pol Maj Gen Noppasin Poonsawat, deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) commissioner.
Phantom abduction, manners come first, man's best friend
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/12/2023
» Yet another ransom demand