Showing 31 - 40 of 1,070
Crypto ransom payments hit record $1.1bn in 2023
Published on 07/02/2024
» Payments from cryptocurrecy-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1.1 billion in 2023, the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on Wednesday.
Thailand, Cambodia to discuss joint petroleum exploitation
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/02/2024
» The Thai and Cambodian prime ministers agreed on Wednesday that the two countries will discuss joint exploitation of energy resources within their contested border area in the Gulf of Thailand.
When good deeds are exploited
News, Published on 02/02/2024
» On Jan 2, police in Nonthaburi seized 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine following a complaint by a homeowner in Muang district about a suspicious package sent to his house.
Myanmar tycoon cleared of drug and laundering charges
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2024
» The Criminal Court has acquitted Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, a son-in-law of Senator Upakit Pachirangkun and three others of drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, saying the evidence gathered by police was insufficient to show wrongdoing.
Two major drug hauls made in North
Published on 27/01/2024
» Authorities seized 5 million speed pills from a warehouse in Chiang Rai on Saturday morning, while another 6 million speed pills and 29 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine were found abandoned by smugglers after a clash in Chiang Mai.
Mideast missile madness gets even worse
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/01/2024
» Not all that long ago, attacking another country's territory was still seen as a big deal. It was, in legal terms, an "act of war", liable to have unpleasant and potentially unlimited consequences, including full-scale war. Very powerful countries occasionally made small, one-off attacks on very weak ones to "discipline" them, but even that was relatively rare.
Drone warfare tops training agenda
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/01/2024
» More training in counter-drone technology and techniques will be incorporated into armed forces' exercises and drills this year, a joint meeting of commanders of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Royal Thai Police was told on Tuesday.
Vietnam court sentences 9 people to death for drug trafficking
Published on 22/01/2024
» HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced nine people to death after being convicted of involvement in one of the country's largest drug trafficking cases in months, state media reported.
Marine chief rides wave of success
News, Published on 22/01/2024
» Pol Maj Gen Phruttiphong Nuchanart, the new chief of Marine Police Division, has made an impressive start in drawing public attention to the usually low-profile unit and its essential role in countering criminal activities and maritime threats in Thai waters.
N.Korean hackers laundering money with scammers, drug gangs in SE Asia: UN
Published on 15/01/2024
» LONDON: North Korean hackers are sharing money-laundering and underground banking networks with fraudsters and drug traffickers in Southeast Asia, according to a United Nations report published on Monday, with casinos and crypto exchanges emerging as key venues for organised crime.