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Fresh digital plan to fortify Thailand
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/04/2026
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has overhauled its strategy, aiming to position itself as the nation's centralised digital connectivity hub to strengthen Thailand against global uncertainties, cyberthreats and natural disasters, while ensuring transparent welfare distribution.
Joint team cracks down on illegal cross-border cables
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/02/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Highways to jointly inspect and suppress the illegal laying of cross-border cable networks utilised by cybercriminals.
Crackdown on imported SIM card operating boxes
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/02/2025
» The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is drafting rules to govern the import of SIM card operating boxes in an effort to suppress cybercrime and fraudulent call centres.
Diving into the mule account crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2024
» Authorities began checking the names of mobile banking account holders and mobile subscribers on Monday to see if they match, part of a joint effort led by the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Mobile banking users reassured about probe
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2024
» Owners of mobile bank accounts can continue to use the services as normal while authorities check to match the names of account holders and phone subscribers, aiming to clamp down on bank accounts used by fraudsters, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
NBTC targets foreign criminals
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/05/2024
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has stepped up measures to suppress crime that uses local mobile operators' telecom signals at the nation's borders.
Online fraud crackdown making headway
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/05/2024
» Damage from online fraud tallied 110 million baht per day in April, down 26% from 149 million baht per day in March, thanks to concerted efforts by authorities to crack down.
Online scam crackdown focuses on P2P crypto channel
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/04/2024
» State authorities working to suppress online scams have joined forces, pushing for the development of rules to supervise the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies on a peer-to-peer (P2P) basis.
Surveying efforts to halt cybercrime
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/04/2024
» Despite attempts by state authorities to suppress cybercrime, the number of cases and damage have yet to decline as fraudsters continue to devise increasingly sophisticated ways to deceive people.
DES crackdown aims to close more illegal gambling sites
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/12/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has vowed to shut down more illegal online gambling sites.