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'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
PM talks tough on cyber crime
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stressed the need to combat cross-border cybercrime in his remarks during the Apec summit, highlighting plans for regional cooperation and digital security.
DES urges calm amid locked bank accounts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has opened a special "war room" to urgently address complaints over frozen bank accounts, after a surge of reports from online vendors and individuals who found their funds locked due to suspected links with so-called "mule accounts."
New cybercrime law saves 5.8 billion baht
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/07/2025
» Over 5.8 billion baht in losses have been prevented under the new cybercrime crackdown law, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
Cambodia a 'cybercrime centre' now
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/06/2025
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has accused Cambodia of possibly harbouring the world's largest cybercrime networks backed by the ruling elite.
FB, TikTok urged to help war on scams
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/02/2025
» The government has invited representatives from several social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, to discuss ways to tackle online scams.
Thailand cracks down on nominee businesses
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 13/02/2025
» Authorities have prosecuted 820 cases of nominee businesses that caused nearly 12.5 billion baht in damages, and identified over 200,000 mule accounts nationwide.
Task force targets phoney corporate registrations
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/02/2025
» The Commerce Ministry has formed a special task force to tackle fraudulent corporate registrations and is developing a verification system to authenticate business locations.
Aviation industry tipped to recover
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2025
» The country's aviation industry is expected to make a significant recovery and return to the pre-pandemic level this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Alarm at scam AI call to PM
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/01/2025
» The Ministry of Digital, Economy and Society is coordinating with neighbouring countries to suppress scam calls after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra admitted on Wednesday that she almost fell victim to a phone scam using an AI cloned voice impersonating a foreign leader's voice, asking her for a donation.