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Ministry beefs up anti-online scam centre
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry plans to upgrade the Anti-Online Scam Operation Center to be a new department under the ministry.
Cybercrime laws to be changed soon
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/04/2025
» The government is expected to enforce two amended emergency decrees related to the prevention and suppression of cybercrime and digital asset and crypto transactions before the Songkran festival.
Thailand's digital ministry rolls out anti-scam sandbox
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/03/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has introduced a sandbox to test its "DE fence" anti-scam and spam platform in a fresh effort to suppress call centre gangs.
Race to register SIM cards before bank suspensions
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/02/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and related state authorities set a deadline for mobile phone SIM card owners that do not have matching names with their mobile banking accounts to update their information and match the pair by April 30, or their mobile banking accounts will be temporarily suspended.
Group gathers to foil call centre scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2025
» State agencies held discussions on Friday to propose urgent measures to tackle rampant online fraud and call centre gangs.
Anti-scam law holds firms accountable
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/01/2025
» The executive decree requiring financial institutions and telecom operators to share greater accountability for victims of scam losses is expected to take effect this month, according to Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Ministry preps platform to handle scammers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is developing the "DE-fence" platform to prevent fraudulent calls and text messages in a fresh effort to suppress call centre gangs.
Digital Economy and Society Ministry to retain key policies
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/09/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has vowed to continue its eight core policies with a focus on curbing online fraud and creating a sustainable digital economy.
‘Digital vaccine’ campaign to fight scammers
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/08/2024
» The government on Friday launched a “Digital Vaccine” campaign to help Thai people build up immunity to keep them safe from online scammers and thieves.
National Broadcasting Commission suspends 3m suspicious SIM cards
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/07/2024
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has suspended more than three million SIM cards, as the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, according to NBTC's measures to handle alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.