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Scams and mule accounts a dominant fraud concern
Business, Published on 07/08/2025
» Scams and mule accounts have become the dominant threat facing banks across Asia Pacific, according to a new survey by the multinational credit data analytics software company FICO.
Science, AI key to digital hub drive
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/07/2025
» Thailand should invest more in science education and research, while broadening its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to gain an advantage in its quest to become a digital hub in Southeast Asia, according to tech experts and the World Bank.
Malpractice in uniform
News, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2025
» Reports of rotten apples in a highly regarded medical profession have managed to shock society, again. This time, a psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital (PGH) has been arrested for allegedly buying 15 million baht of alprazolam -- a controlled substance that can be used as a recreational drug -- to resell at inflated prices.
Untangling bond market credit ratings
Oped, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Thai bond market now averages 65 billion baht in daily transactions -- a remarkable increase from just 1 million baht in 1994.
Accenture says Thai businesses utilising benefits of agentic AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/05/2025
» Amid rising economic pressure, Thai businesses are turning to agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, agility and competitiveness.
Leave no stone unturned in graft probes
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/04/2025
» The collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building last week following a powerful quake in Myanmar set a world record -- but not in a way that Thai people would take pride in.
Welfare fraud must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2025
» A whistleblower's report about the massive pharmaceutical fraud involving government officials and medical staff at the Veterans General Hospital shows the need to investigate claims filed with state medical facilities, especially in light of the ballooning medical welfare budget.
New standards for mule accounts
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/03/2025
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has worked with the Thai Digital Asset Operators Trade Association (TDO) and digital asset businesses to issue a new industry standard, aiming to crack down on digital asset mule accounts.
Thailand Launches AI-Era Human Authentication for Digital Security
Published on 15/03/2025
» Thailand is taking a significant step toward a safer and more trusted digital future with the launch of World’s proof of human technology, designed to help individuals prove they are real humans online (and not bots)—securely and privately.
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.