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‘Giant mosquito’ fears dispelled in Chaiyaphum
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Public health officials have reassured residents of Chaiyaphum province after reports of unusually large mosquito-like insects turned out to be harmless crane flies.
Police bust Phuket jet-ski scammers
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/04/2025
» Marine police have seized eight unlicensed jet-skis and arrested five operators in Phuket during a crackdown on scam gangs preying on tourists.
Ex-yakuza arrested for scam links
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2025
» A Japanese man believed to run call-centre scam gangs in Cambodia and Vietnam has been arrested for a string of crimes in his home country following a police raid on a rented house in Bangkok.
Accused Japanese scam gang boss arrested in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2025
» A Japanese man who is believed to be a leader of call-centre scam gangs in Cambodia and Vietnam has been arrested for a string of crimes in Japan following a police raid on a rented house in Bangkok.
Songkran 2025 forecast to generate B26.5bn in spending
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/03/2025
» The Songkran festival this year is expected to generate 26.5 billion baht from 476,000 international tourists and 4.4 million domestic trips, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
7,000 foreigners in Myanmar await repatriation
Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2025
» More than 7,000 foreigners rescued from international scam call centres in Shwe Kokko and KK Park in Myawaddy, Myanmar are waiting to be repatriated to their home countries, according to the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF).
PM commits to eliminating scam gangs preying on Thais
Online Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025
» The government will not end its drive against scam gangs operating from neighbouring countries ripping off Thais until the problem is eliminated, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday.
Thai uni probes monk over role in 'Nong Carrot' scam
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 23/10/2024
» The Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University's Khon Kaen campus (MCUKK), a Buddhist public university, is investigating whether one of its student monks was connected to a Ponzi scheme preying on monks in the Northeast.
Human trafficking suspect arrested after 12 years on the run
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/09/2024
» Police have arrested a woman on charges of human trafficking in connection with forced labour on fishing trawlers after she was on the run for more than a decade.
Exposed: Thai call scammers in police uniforms
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2024
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) warns that call centre scammers wearing police uniforms are preying on victims via video chat, and is asking people with any information about them to come forward.