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Bid to spur scam crackdown
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/10/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will amend the second version of the emergency decree on the prevention and suppression of technology crime to allow Thai authorities to act against suspected sources of cross-border online scams by using white-hat hackers and proactive measures to address scam activities targeting Thailand.
Harsher consequences for tolerating scams
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/09/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is planning to amend regulations in order to enforce liability for banks and telecom operators if they are found to be negligent in tackling online scams, says DES permanent secretary Wisit Wisitsora-At.
Losses tally B6.76bn in past 70 days
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/01/2024
» Cybercrime caused damage tallying 6.76 billion baht over the past 70 days, according to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.
Authorities ramp up awareness of scams
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/08/2023
» As online scams remain rampant and in recent cases scammers are using the names of high-profile businesspeople to lure the public to invest with them, local authorities are lining up to advise people to be cautious and verify the authenticity of any links or messages sent to them.
B1m/day fine for mobile operators failing to act against call scamming
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/07/2022
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has set a daily fine of 1 million baht for any mobile phone operator that fails to support government efforts to suppress the rampant scourge of call centre scams.
'Ghost piracy' creating a challenge for enforcement
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/06/2022
» As remote work gains a foothold, the act of remotely accessing unlicensed software, known as "ghost piracy", has been on the rise, according to BSA, The Software Alliance, a non-profit advocate for the global software industry.
BSA pushing for licensed software
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/07/2021
» The upsurge in unlicensed software usage is attributed to the rise of remote work and megastructure project development, according to BSA | The Software Alliance, a global software advocate, and the police's Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD).
New minister ponders delay of Personal Data Protection Act
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/04/2021
» New Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn is considering whether to postpone the full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) slated for this June to help unprepared small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that could be affected by the legislation.
Tech giants face action over URLs
News, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/09/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will on Thursday submit more evidence to police to take legal action against social media platforms that do not obey the law and remove URLs deemed inappropriate.
BSA expects drop in unlicensed software
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/03/2019
» The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a non-profit trade group sponsored by Microsoft, expects unlicensed software in Thailand to decline at a faster pace because of the upcoming Cybersecurity Act and Data Protection Act.