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NBTC, police roll out SIM crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/11/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the Royal Thai Police, has begun aggressively trying to trace 41,398 phone numbers reported as under suspicion of being used in relation to an offence or by mule SIM cards.
Online fraud law sees incidents fall
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2023
» The combined value of damage caused by online fraud in Thailand has continued to rise, even though the number of victims has declined to an average of 580 complaints per day, from 800 earlier this year, thanks to a new law tackling cybercrime, according to the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Prasert prioritises online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/09/2023
» Prasert Chanthararuangthong, the newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) minister, has given top priority to suppressing rampant online fraud and call centre scams.
Ministry unveils platform targeting online scammers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/07/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is set to launch the Central Fraud Registry as an automated solution to fight scams and address illegal transactions, fraud and mule accounts.
Thailand Post unveils anti-scam campaign
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/12/2022
» State enterprise courier Thailand Post is working with the Royal Thai Police to make the public aware of internet and phone scams, with leaflets to be distributed with advice on how to combat fraud.
Ministry launches environmental hub
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/03/2022
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has launched the National Environment Information Centre to support open databases for environmental information to allow for analysis and further development.
TV crisis code in works
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/02/2020
» A code of conduct for TV channels covering crisis situations will be drafted over the next three weeks, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), after coverage of the weekend's mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima was criticised for hampering the police.
Putting society up front at the DES Ministry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/11/2019
» Without an entrenched tech background, Buddhipongse Punnakanta acknowledges that he had to study hard and learn vigorously from various experts before assuming the role of digital economy and society (DES) minister in July.
NBTC warns over unlicensed drones
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/01/2018
» All existing unregistered drones are illegal and should be grounded, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which Wednesday approved the drone licensing system, an early regulation for unmanned vehicles.
Unlicensed drones targeted
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/01/2018
» Drone owners have four days to register their devices or face up to five years in prison or a 100,000-baht fine.