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Scam centre 'war room' picks up pace
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/09/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has launched a full-time joint operation with Japan and India, the first of its kind, as part of the efforts to dismantle Cambodia-based call centre syndicates.
China names point man on scam gangs
News, Published on 19/02/2025
» Liu Zhongyi, 60, China's assistant minister for public security, has been tasked with combating call centre scam gangs reportedly run by Chinese nationals in Myanmar border towns.
Big push to rescue 10,000 foreigners in Myanmar scam farms
Published on 17/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) estimate that 10,000 foreign nationals will be rescued from call scam centres in Myanmar as authorities ramp up a crackdown on transnational crime syndicates near the Thai border.
Decision expected Monday on bid to arrest Myanmar warlord
Published on 13/02/2025
» Thai authorities expect to finalise a decision on Monday on an attempt to arrest the Karen militia leader Saw Chit Thu, who has been linked to the illegal businesses that Thailand is attempting to suppress across the Myanmar border in Myawaddy.
Senior policemen in Tak shunted over scam suspicions
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2025
» Two senior Thai police officers well known in the border areas of Tak province have been transferred to Bangkok, pending further investigations into possible links with gambling activities and human trafficking in Myanmar.
Myanmar towns powered down but not out
Published on 05/02/2025
» Thailand’s stoppage of cross-border power and fuel supplies is affecting border communities in Myanmar, some of which are sourcing electricity from Laos where possible.
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.
Death plunge spurs gang blitz
News, Published on 11/01/2025
» Thai authorities are working with their counterparts in Cambodia to tackle call centre gangs after a man fell to his death from a building in Poipet believed to be the headquarters of scammers.
Thai man's demise in Cambodia linked to scammers
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 10/01/2025
» A clip of a suspected Thai national plummeting to his death from an 18-storey building in the Cambodian border town of Poipet due to the stress of working for a call centre gang has outraged netizens who are demanding more action be taken on the issue.
Banks, telecoms face tougher scam laws
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/12/2024
» The government will require banks and mobile phone network operators to take more responsibility for preventing online scams.