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Ministry of Labour confirms safety of Thais in Israel, Iran
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/06/2025
» All Thai nationals living in Israel and Iran were safe amid the escalated armed attacks between the two Middle Eastern countries, the Ministry of Labour confirmed on Monday.
Fake Russian doctor arrested in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/06/2025
» PHUKET – A Russian woman who claimed to be a doctor and offered medical treatments without a licence has been arrested on this southern tourist island.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Israeli caught working as tour guide for foreign children
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/04/2025
» SURAT THANI – An Israeli man has been arrested for illegally working as a tour guide for foreign children on Koh Phangan, earning 800 to 8,000 baht per client.
Zuckerberg lifts US content guardrails in bias shift
News, Kurt Wagner and Riley Griffin, Published on 09/01/2025
» It was no accident that Meta Platforms Inc chose Donald Trump's favourite TV news show, Fox and Friends, to discuss its decision to ditch outside fact-checking.
Russian arrested in Bangkok for passport forgery
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/07/2024
» Immigration police have arrested a Russian man accused of heading a gang that sold fake passports in Thailand, earning at least 30 million baht from the customers they deceived.
The rise of AI in political warfare
News, Parmy Olson, Published on 07/05/2024
» This year promises to be a whopper for elective government, with billions of people -- or more than 40% of the world's population -- able to vote in an election. But nearly five months into 2024, some government officials are quietly wondering why the looming risk of AI hasn't, apparently, played out. Even as voters in Indonesia and Pakistan have gone to the polls, they are seeing little evidence of viral deepfakes skewing an electoral outcome, according to a recent article in Politico, which cited "national security officials, tech company executives and outside watchdog groups". AI, they said, wasn't having the "mass impact" that they expected. That is a painfully shortsighted view. The reason? AI may be disrupting elections right now, and we just don't know it.
Call centre gangs exploit vulnerable victims
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/12/2023
» A 68-year-old housewife lost 1.5 million baht in savings within 30 minutes after she answered a phone call from a gang of scammers. A member tricked her by posing as a bank agent and telling her she was eligible to receive 5,000 baht from a new government financial aid scheme.
Hopes rise for Thai hostages
News, Bangkok Post and New York Times, Published on 23/11/2023
» Thai workers held hostage during the Israel-Gaza war are expected to be released soon after Israel and Hamas agreed to pause hostilities and swap hostages for prisoners.
EC petitioned over WhatsApp chat
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/05/2023
» Political activist Srisuwan Janya lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday after Senator Somchai Swangkarn posted screenshots of a WhatsApp chat believed to involve fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.