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THAILAND

Illegal Chinese caught with hundreds of mobile phones

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/02/2026

» PRACHIN BURI - Highway police arrested eight illegal Chinese migrants and seized 283 mobile phones on a highway near the Cambodian border in this eastern province. 

THAILAND

17 Chinese sneaking into Thailand arrested at Bangkok hotel

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2026

» Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok hotel on Tuesday after entering Thailand illegally from Cambodia, having fled the neighbouring country after scam centres were reportedly shut down.

THAILAND

Online fraud rises, losses fall

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2026

» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a sharp rise in online fraud cases, with nearly 8,000 cases recorded nationwide in just one week, though the average loss per case has declined.

THAILAND

Call-centre gangs shift to using corporate accounts

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/01/2026

» The Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has uncovered a new operational model used by call-centre gangs, which have shifted from using individual mule accounts to corporate "mule accounts" to defraud victims, evade scrutiny, and launder larger sums of money, police said.

THAILAND

'Mule' accounts proliferate

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026

» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.

THAILAND

MPB lauds big drop in city crime rate

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2026

» Bangkok's overall crime rate declined in 2025, while arrest rates improved, reflecting more proactive policing across the capital, says the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB).

THAILAND

Four nabbed in raids on ‘mule account’ network

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2026

» Four suspects have been arrested at different locations in Thailand as part of a major crackdown on a fraudulent “mule account” network, authorities have confirmed.

THAILAND

New scam centre found in Cambodia after Thailand's crackdown

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/01/2026

» Thai authorities have identified a new scam centre in Malai city of Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, believed to have moved there following recent crackdowns along the Thai-Cambodian border.

THAILAND

Police put to the test

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025

» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.

THAILAND

Military officers quizzed in Cambodia leaders case

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/12/2025

» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Senior prosecutors have joined Police Region 3 to question military officers as witnesses in a criminal case alleging that senior Cambodian leaders ordered cross-border attacks that caused Thai civilian casualties.