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Key suspect in Stark fraud arrives in Bangkok after Dubai deportation
Online Reporters, Published on 23/06/2024
» Chanin Yensudchai, one of the key suspects in the Stark Corporation embezzlement scandal, arrived in Bangkok on Sunday after he was deported from Dubai.
Key suspect in Stark fraud arrested in Dubai
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/06/2024
» Chanin Yensudchai, one of the key suspects in Stark Corporation embezzlement scandal, has been arrested in Dubai and will be deported on Sunday, according to a source familiar with the case.
Singapore says banks pose highest laundering risk
Published on 20/06/2024
» SINGAPORE - The banking sector in Singapore, including wealth management, poses the highest money laundering risk in the city-state, the government said in a risk assessment report published on Thursday.
Scam losses ‘topped B60bn in last two years’
Published on 13/06/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is stepping up a crackdown on so-called mule accounts used in online financial fraud after bank customers lost more than 60 billion baht to such scams in the past two years.
Real-time payment risks grow
Business, Published on 12/06/2024
» The growing adoption of new, convenient and fast payment channels has come with growing apprehension about real-time payment scams, according to a global consumer fraud research study by Fico, the US-based data analytics and credit scoring company.
Diving into the mule account crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2024
» Authorities began checking the names of mobile banking account holders and mobile subscribers on Monday to see if they match, part of a joint effort led by the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Mobile banking users reassured about probe
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2024
» Owners of mobile bank accounts can continue to use the services as normal while authorities check to match the names of account holders and phone subscribers, aiming to clamp down on bank accounts used by fraudsters, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
Online fraud crackdown making headway
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/05/2024
» Damage from online fraud tallied 110 million baht per day in April, down 26% from 149 million baht per day in March, thanks to concerted efforts by authorities to crack down.
Binance founder gets 4 months in US prison
Published on 01/05/2024
» SEATTLE - Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Asian shares get lift from US tech results
Business, Published on 27/04/2024
» RECAP: Asian shares rose yesterday, led by tech firms after strong earnings reports from Microsoft and Alphabet on Wall Street. But investors are becoming resigned to the idea that US interest rate cuts are probably many more months away.