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Thais working in Cambodia's Poipet opt to stay after ceasefire
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/07/2025
» About a thousand Thais working at casinos and call centres in Poipet who had expressed a wish to return home changed their minds and went back to work after learning about the ceasefire agreement, according to cybercrime police.
Pheu Thai blames scam crackdown, not family feud, for border hostilities
Online Reporters, Published on 27/07/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has dismissed allegations that the Thai-Cambodia border dispute stems from personal or political rivalries between the Shinawatra and Hun Sen families, instead attributing it to Phnom Penh’s dissatisfaction with Thailand’s aggressive crackdown on Cambodia-based online scam centres.
Cheating in exams now a sophisticated art
Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/07/2025
» It was Oscar Wilde who once observed: "Exams sir, are pure humbug. If a man is a gentleman he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him.''
Your horoscope for July 25-31
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 25/07/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Labour and the dynamics of change
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 25/07/2025
» The fluctuating international context compels countries in this region and beyond to recalibrate their labour laws, policies and practices. This is particularly critical at a time of great demographic changes, such as declining and ageing population in parts of the globe, compromised by a more transactional and conditional world of "quid pro quo". Thailand faces an inflection point on this front, requiring dynamic adjustments.
NCSA boosts cyber defence amid rising border tensions
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/07/2025
» The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is reinforcing the resilience of critical infrastructure in preparation for potential cyberattacks, while the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) has warned against artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes in information warfare—particularly amid escalating tensions at the Thailand-Cambodia border.
New cybercrime law saves 5.8 billion baht
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/07/2025
» Over 5.8 billion baht in losses have been prevented under the new cybercrime crackdown law, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
Artificial intelligence boosts battle against illegal websites
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/07/2025
» Artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed, enabling the shutdown of 100,000 gambling and porn sites per month, although more needs to be done to curb these illegal sites, according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
Acting Thai PM Phumtham affirms anti-drug stance
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/07/2025
» Acting prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai affirmed the government's commitment to combatting the spread of narcotics in the country, before adding officials who are negligent and/or complicit in the illegal drug trade will face serious consequences.
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of blackmail
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.