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NBTC votes to terminate K4's licence for fraud charges
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/03/2025
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has unanimously resolved to terminate the telecom licence of K4 Communication Company Ltd after the firm was charged with fraud.
Donald Trump promotes new crypto business
The New York Times, Published on 17/09/2024
» A day after an apparent assassination attempt, former US president Donald Trump appeared on an online livestream Monday to champion his latest business venture: cryptocurrencies.
TikTok and partners fight online scams
KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA, Published on 26/07/2024
» TikTok has partnered with government and civil society organisations to launch a digital literacy campaign to educate the public about online scams and fraud through short videos on the popular platform.
Scam losses ‘topped B60bn in last two years’
Bloomberg News and Somruedi Banchongduang, 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.
Alert issued over surging cybercrime
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/07/2023
» Cyberthreats are expected to cause roughly 772 billion baht's worth of damage per day to victims around the world this year, of which 85 million baht per day would be realised in Thailand, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand's (SET) Research Department.
SET initiates alliance to crack down on scams
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/07/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has formed an alliance with business organisations and related government agencies to tackle investment scams by integrating their operating systems to develop a process to stop fraudulent investment cases faster and with greater efficiency.
Talks aimed at quashing Ponzi fraud
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2022
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Finance Ministry have discussed methods to strengthen their efforts to prevent Ponzi schemes, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
Keeping the scammers at bay
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2022
» Authorities and regulators are stepping up efforts to prevent financial fraud, especially online scams, with measures ranging from plugging legal loopholes to the use of advanced technology.
DES cracks down on peddling of bogus investments
Business, Published on 22/09/2022
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry says it will send a list of websites and social media pages suspected of luring people into bogus asset investments to the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to check the licences, as part of a crackdown on scammers.
Arkhom calls for study of loopholes related to forex
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/09/2022
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to examine any legal loopholes to prevent recurring cases of foreign exchange Ponzi schemes.