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DSI raids locations tied to iris scanning and crypto
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/01/2026
» Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Thursday raided five locations in Bangkok linked to an iris-scanning cryptocurrency initiative suspected of illegally harvesting personal data from 1.2 million Thai citizens.
Digital economy minister gives evidence on bribe case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/10/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said he had presented evidence to a House committee backing up his claim regarding an alleged 40-million-baht bribery case, while investigators said the probe should be concluded within 30 days.
Scammers' attempt to bribe Thai minister case escalates
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/10/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) plans to refer a bribery case involving Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob and call-centre scam networks to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) next week, CIB commissioner Pol Lt Gen Natthasak Chaowanasai said on Thursday.
Search leads to discovery of rare birds
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/01/2025
» The National Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) has searched a house where rare birds were raised in Nakhon Pathom following the seizure of two red pandas worth millions of baht in Nonthaburi.
100 rare birds discovered at house in Nakhon Pathom
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2025
» The National Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) has searched a house where rare birds were raised in Thailand's Nakhon Pathom province following the seizure of two red pandas worth millions of baht in Nonthaburi.
Senator raises hackles with call to curb social media
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/09/2024
» Senator Keskamol Pleansamai has caused a stir by proposing that a regulatory body be established to monitor social media content and that legal action be taken against those responsible for any harmful or illegal content.
Raids net call centre gang's assets
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/01/2024
» The police, in partnership with the Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo), have seized more than 1.2 billion baht's worth of assets believed to be linked to a call centre gang operated by a woman identified as Thararat, who has been prosecuted in multiple fraud cases.
Aniwat beats royal insult rap
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2023
» Social media influencer Aniwat Prathumthin, also known as Nara Crepe Katoey, was acquitted of lese majeste and computer crimes charges by the Criminal Court on Thursday.
CIB to probe Myanmar scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/11/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has asked the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to investigate a call centre scam after its victims were repatriated from conflict-ridden Myanmar.
'Ghosts' return to Korean haunts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/06/2023
» Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) representatives recently took a trip to South Korea, to meet with their counterparts to try to find a solution to the problem of illegal Thai labourers, known as phi noi or little ghosts.