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New global effort to fight scams
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/12/2025
» A global cooperation effort to combat online scams was formally launched in Bangkok as representatives from 58 countries gathered for a landmark conference to confront the rapidly expanding threat of transnational crime.
UN ups online scam fight
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 15/12/2025
» The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its partners have launched a regional campaign to combat online scam operations.
Scam centre explosions ‘all for show’
The New York Times, Published on 29/11/2025
» For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human-trafficking hubs in Southeast Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight. It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business — the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards. It was all visible from neighbouring Mae Sot in Thailand.
Minister defends trafficking response
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/11/2025
» Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has pledged swift assistance for Thai nationals trafficked and stranded in Cambodia, in response to a heartbreaking case involving two young Thais deceived into travelling to Poipet.
Trafficked Thai ‘sex worker’, 12, now under Tokyo's protection
Wassayos Ngamkham and Kyodo News, Published on 07/11/2025
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed on Friday that a 12-year-old Thai girl, who was reportedly forced to work at a massage parlour in central Tokyo, is now under the protection of Japanese authorities. The case has sparked widespread concern and is currently under investigation to identify all the individuals involved.
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» Nearly 700 people have fled one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand after a military raid on the compound, according to the governor of Tak province.
DSI to probe scams allegedly involving politicians
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/10/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will set up a special committee to investigate all major scam-related cases nationwide, says Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.
Minister on hot seat over scam reports
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 21/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has asked Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong for a written response to allegations that he is linked to Southeast Asian scam networks.
Young teens trafficked to sex bar in Myanmar
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/10/2025
» A 59-year-old man has been arrested in Tak province for alleged involvement in the trafficking of two young girls to serve Chinese customers at a karaoke bar in Myanmar.
500 kg of meth seized on ship in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/09/2025
» PHUKET - Authorities have confiscated 500 kilogrammes of methamphetamine pills hidden in a diving ship anchored in Chalong Bay, police said on Friday.