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220,000 illegal web addresses blocked since October
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/01/2026
» The Thai government has shut down 220,000 illegal web addresses, including 180,000 gambling websites, since Oct 1 last year as part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) announced on Wednesday.
Critics question PM's MoU on scams
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/11/2025
» Critics have questioned Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combat online scams, arguing that the initiative may be more symbolic than substantive.
Phumtham vows drug blitz
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/07/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has pledged a nationwide crackdown on narcotics, crime syndicates, and mafia-style figures, calling the drug crisis a pressing threat to national security.
Premier tours border dispute area
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/06/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will visit Sa Kaeo province on Thursday to offer moral support to frontline personnel amid tightened border controls and growing concerns over cross-border crime.
Premier redirects vaping blitz to online channels after early success
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/03/2025
» The prime minister has said she is satisfied with the results of a crackdown on e-cigarettes, but says authorities need to get tough on online channels.
Myanmar to stay in the dark
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2025
» The government insisted on Monday its priority is to protect Thais from call-centre gangs, and it will not be influenced by protests calling for a boycott of Thai goods following the cutting of power, fuel and internet services to the five border areas where these criminal networks are based.
New plan to combat scammers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/02/2025
» The government will slash electricity supplies to areas in Myanmar that are suspected of being used by criminal syndicates to run their operations by 50%, according to Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Monday.
Major crackdown planned on drugs, call scams, human trafficking
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/01/2025
» The government is putting together a six-month campaign tackling drug problems, call centre gangs and human trafficking, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.
Thai PM urged to track down Tak Bai massacre defendants
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Forty-three non-governmental organisations have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, along with the Interior Minister and national police chief, to make sure the seven defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case are brought to trial before the case's statute of limitations expires this Friday.
Cabinet approves one-pill rule for meth users
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/06/2024
» The cabinet has approved in principle a law stipulating that anyone found in possession of more than one methamphetamine tablet will be regarded as an offender and will not have the option of being sent to rehabilitation, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.