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2 Klatham Party candidates axed over past convictions
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2026
» The Supreme Court has revoked the eligibility of two candidates of the Klatham Party candidates to contest the Feb 8 general election due to past criminal convictions.
Former Olympic boxing champion Manus arrested for lottery quota fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/12/2025
» Former Olympic gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong, who had been on the run since being convicted of lottery quota fraud, was arrested in Nonthaburi on Friday.
Meta targets AI-driven scams in Asia
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/12/2025
» Meta has released its latest Adversarial Threat Report, outlining large-scale efforts to combat online scams across the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region and address the growing threat of AI-enabled criminal activity, while working closely with law enforcement agencies in multiple countries.
'Naive' monk admits he gave 'Golf' B13m
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» The former abbot of Wat Chujit Dhammaram in Ayutthaya has admitted to transferring nearly 13 million baht to a woman known as "Sika Golf", a central figure in an expanding scandal involving senior monks across Thailand.
Embassies urged to work with police to tackle call centre scams
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is setting up an international coordination centre so officers can collaborate with foreign embassies to prevent foreign nationals from joining scam gangs in Myanmar.
iCon victims’ advocate charged with extortion
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/11/2024
» A woman who heads an organisation that was helping victims of The iCon Group recover money has been arrested on suspicion of extorting payouts from executives of the direct sales company.
New forensics centre to target online crime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/08/2024
» A digital forensics centre will be unveiled this month to support efforts to combat cybercrime, Pol Maj Gen Athip Pongsiwapai, commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), said.
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/09/2023
» A free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more transnational crime, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Post-Covid spike brings trafficking to fore
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2023
» The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) has set its sights on Tier 1 recognition in the US Trafficking in Persons Report, or TIP Report, ahead of the next review round.
Romance scam sets world record
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/05/2022
» In late 2019 Essilor International discovered fraudulent fund transfers totalling 6.3 billion baht at its Thai unit, Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand).