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Privilege card loophole lets criminals in front door
News, Published on 13/05/2024
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is still looking into foreign nationals who are in the nation on elite visas and engaging in dubious business.
Border-jumper arrested en route to scam centre job
Online Reporters, Published on 03/05/2024
» A Chinese man who had entered Thailand illegally from Myanmar was arrested as he tried to cross the border into Cambodia, where he intended to work at a call centre scam operation in Poipet, police say.
6 members of 2 major scam gangs arrested, including 2 Chinese nationals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/04/2024
» Six suspected members of two major call centre scam gangs have been arrested separately with cash and other assets worth about 42 million baht seized. One Chinese suspect managed digital wallets with about 70 billion baht in circulation.
15 illegal migrants arrested after car chase
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/04/2024
» PATTANI: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar, one of them an engineer, were arrested along with two Thai drivers following a police chase in this southern border province on Saturday.
French woman arrested for alleged B200m ransom plot
Published on 19/04/2024
» A French woman has been arrested at a hotel in Bangkok on suspicion of masterminding a plot to abduct the daughter of a prominent businesswoman in exchange for a 200-million-baht ransom.
Skimming Thailand
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2024
» Re: "Task force files cases against 400", (BP, April 5).
Betting on the future
Business, Published on 08/04/2024
» Casino legalisation resurfaced as a political issue last month after the House of Representatives supported a study by a panel of lawmakers to allow casinos as part of large entertainment complexes, eager to gain estimated revenue of 440 billion baht per year.
Fallen hero
Published on 08/04/2024
» Re: " 'Big Joke' may be guilty in graft case, says panel", (BP, April 6).
Senator eager to improve casino plan
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/04/2024
» With the resurgence of interest in legalising casinos to bolster economic growth as the digital wallet and Land Bridge policies remain on hold, the government is being urged to reassess the details of a proposed casino and entertainment complex.
Govt's latest gamble
Published on 31/03/2024
» Concerns have surfaced over the safety implications and broader societal effects of casino legalisation for an integrated entertainment complex project, particularly with regards to potential risks, especially among youth.