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ChatGPT used by scammers along Thai-Myanmar border
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2025
» Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw first-hand how criminal groups are at scale.
Bank of Thailand aims to quickly unlock frozen accounts
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Bank of Thailand is expediting efforts to unlock the financial transactions of suspended accounts affected by investigations into mules.
Surging Thai gold exports to Cambodia spark probe demand
Bloomberg, Published on 15/09/2025
» An unusual surge in Thai gold exports to neighboring Cambodia has triggered calls for an investigation. The shipments are seen as one factor fuelling a rally in the baht, which threatens to undermine the nation’s exports and tourism.
More bank accounts may be frozen: Bank of Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2025
» More people could face frozen bank accounts as authorities widen investigations into transfers linked to mule accounts, in an effort to recover money for scam victims, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has warned.
Clean energy firm gets financial support
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Thai solar panel market is expected to heat up as demand and supply keep growing, with new state regulations expected to facilitate usage, says GreenYellow (Thailand), a unit of the French clean energy solution provider.
Setting a short-term agenda
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» With only four months before the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government paves the way for a promised election next year, the business sector and economists are hopeful that a shift in administrative direction can revive economic sentiment.
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."
Three nabbed for loan sharking
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» Three men were arrested in Ayutthaya's Uthai district by Economic Crime Suppression police for allegedly running a loan-sharking operation that charged interest rates as high as 626% annually.
Tawee urges holistic plan to curb drugs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/09/2025
» Phuket: Caretaker Justice Minister, Tawee Sodsong, called for a holistic approach to tackling illicit drug use and trafficking in indigenous communities during a visit to a sea gypsy village in Rawai.