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THAILAND

Contractor nabbed for posing as anti-graft fixer

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026

» A construction contractor posing as a well-connected fixer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions of baht from a senior government official by claiming he could influence a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

THAILAND

Youth increasingly targeted as scammers deploy new fear‑based tactics

Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2026

» Criminal networks are intensifying their focus on young people, using increasingly sophisticated online tactics to extort money, lure victims into criminal schemes and, in some cases, facilitate cross‑border trafficking, the Anti‑Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has warned.

LIFE

Love or lie?

Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2026

» According to the Royal Thai Police, there were 5,164 cases of romance scams with damages of over 1.6 billion baht from online crimes reported between 2022 and 2024. To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Exposing Romance Scams on Valentine's Day”.

WORLD

Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» KANO (NIGERIA) - The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.

LIFE

Signal interference

Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/02/2026

» Akkara Naktamna and Manit Sriwanichpoom are intertwined by two similar events.

WORLD

US strikes targeted IS militants, Nigeria says

AFP, Published on 27/12/2025

» ABUJA - US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and “bandit” gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP on Saturday.

THAILAND

Sangha scandal: A year of shattered faith

Post Reporters, Published on 25/12/2025

» In 2025, Thailand’s Buddhist establishment came under its most intense legal and institutional scrutiny in decades, following a wave of confirmed criminal investigations involving senior monks nationwide.

BUSINESS

Calls to publicise updated entry rules

Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/12/2025

» Amid a rise in the number of cases of travellers being denied entry to Thailand, tourism operators are urging the government to regularly publicise updated rules and rely more on pre-screening methods, as the country tightens measures to curb multiple visa runs.

THAILAND

Big-name fraud wave shocks

News, Published on 02/12/2025

» The intensified campaign to expose wrongdoing within the police force, led by former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Atchariya Ruangratanapong, president of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, has become a major point of public interest.

BUSINESS

Calls for 24-hour Sadao checkpoint

Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 02/10/2025

» The number of arrivals and revenue from the Malaysian tourism market can increase by 20-30% if bribery at the border is resolved and the new government extends the operating hours of border checkpoints, according to Hat Yai tourism operators.