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Electricity sales across border to Myanmar follow protocol: Thai govt
News, Published on 26/01/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) says electricity sold to Myanmar follows Thai-Myanmar protocols and pledges to halt distribution across the border if contract bleaching is identified.
Scam gang ‘on the move’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/04/2024
» Police and customs officers in Chiang Rai have seized a large quantity of high-tech equipment believed to belong to a transnational call centre scam gang.
Move Forward Party demands action on call centre gangs
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/04/2024
» The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) accused the government yesterday of failing to honour its promise to stamp out call centre gangs operating on the other side of the Thai-Myanmar border -- a growing threat to Thailand and other countries.
Asia human trafficking ‘a global crisis’
Published on 27/03/2024
» SINGAPORE - Organised crime rings that fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.
19 Thais rescued from call scam gang in Cambodia
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/03/2024
» Cambodian officials rescued 19 Thai people from a call scam gang in Oddar Meanchey on Saturday, according to the Suranaree Task Force.
‘Scam kits’ for sale in underground markets
Published on 02/02/2024
» Cybercriminals are selling the latest evolution of online scam schemes in ready-to-go kits on the dark web, lowering the barrier to entry for scammers around the world, according to a report published on Friday by the cybersecurity firm Sophos.
Nine rescued from call centre ‘hell’
Published on 19/12/2023
» SA KAEO: Nine Thai nationals who fell victim to a Chinese trafficking scheme in Cambodia have been rescued but they say 200 of their compatriots are still trapped.
2,000 scam-hit bank accounts frozen
Published on 14/11/2023
» A total of 2,004 bank accounts detected shortly after they were used in online scams have been frozen in the past week by the new Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC), according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
More scammers setting up shop in Yangon
Published on 19/09/2023
» Call centre scams in Myanmar, associated mainly with its lawless border regions, are also setting up shop in the commercial hub Yangon, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
Digital minister wants to shutter Facebook over scam ads
Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2023
» Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn will seek a court order late this month to close Facebook services in the kingdom, accusing the operator of failing to block fraudulent advertisements that caused huge damage to people.