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Thai telecom industry urges quicker digital reforms
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/02/2026
» The new government is being advised to prioritise regulatory easing to attract greater foreign investment in digital infrastructure, enhance workforce skills, and promote the adoption of new technologies.
Thai data protection agency lists 11 suspicious apps
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/01/2025
» The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has sent a list of 11 suspicious mobile applications on Google Play Store to the Bank of Thailand to check whether they provide a personal loan service without registering with the regulator.
Police agency backs latest AIS service
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/11/2024
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) has partnered with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to help customers deal with calls from scammers and call centre gangs via its free new service for reporting suspicious phone numbers.
Data protection complaint centre opens
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/01/2024
» The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) officially launched the PDPA Center yesterday as a one-stop service to receive complaints and offer advice regarding personal data protection in its efforts to deal with data leakage and online fraud.
NBTC board votes 4:3 to reject recruitment of new chief
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2024
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) voted 4:3 yesterday against a recruitment process for a new secretary-general, indicating the process has been driven by the chairman and invalid from the start.
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.
DES Ministry vows to tackle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/09/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry promises to establish a centre to monitor and track suspicious financial transactions by the end of this year as a new tool against rampant online fraud and call centre scams, says DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Prasert prioritises online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/09/2023
» Prasert Jantararuangtong, 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.