Scammers have moved their base from Cambodia to Thailand: Magazine
SCAM gangsters have allegedly moved their base from Cambodia to Thailand following joint crackdown by South Korean and Cambodian police in the neighbouring country, Amarin TV quoted an article published by South Korean magazine Sisa Journal as saying this evening (Oct. 21). This magazine’s reporter contacted the middle manager of a scam centre in […]
Read MorePolice urged to focus on companies in ongoing money-mule crackdown
THE target of the current police crackdown on mule account holders which has led to some innocent people being trapped should be lawyers and accountants who are helping Chinese grey capitalists open thousands of companies for money laundering, Naewna newspaper quoted “Drama-addict” Facebook page as saying today (Sep. 16). A bank employee told the […]
Read MoreMerchants seen insisting of cash payment as account freezing spreads
WITH the freezing of bank accounts spreading amid a crackdown on mule accounts, several fearful merchants have stopped accepting digital financial payments and insist on cash only, Naewna said this afternoon (Sep. 14). Ordinary people are beginning to withdraw cash from their accounts as they fear a sudden freezing, a Thai-named Facebook page that […]
Read MorePolice crack down on illegal cryptocurrency exchange network
THE Central Investigation Bureau police kicked off “Operation Crypto Phantom” by raiding eight shops in Phuket, Chonburi and Bangkok that were secretly providing digital asset exchange services without going through the authorised exchange centre in order to dodge taxes with this leading to cash flowing to various illegal businesses, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. […]
Read MoreForeign racers’ motorbikes seized in Pattaya crackdown
PATTAYA police seized more than 10 motorcycles that foreign youths had zoomed into Soi VC to noisily race up down this alley to the annoyance of the local residents, Naewna newspaper said. At 4.50 p.m. a team of police officers set up checkpoints at the two ends of this alley to round up the […]
Read MoreCrackdown on transmitting Internet signals to crime zone across the border
IN A crackdown on transmitting Internet signals to Myanmar’s Myawaddy township from Mae Sot border town, a hundred officials, police and soldiers raided six targeted spots and seized a lot of communication devices, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June 28). Mr. Trairat Viriyasirikul, acting secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of […]
Read MorePM orders crackdown on cybercrime in 30 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Apr. 1) ordered for the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to crack down on suspected online criminals within a 30-day period from now. During his official visit to the CCIB headquarters, the prime minister instructed CCIB chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Watnakornbancha to immediately take […]
Read More4,500 tonnes of smuggled pork, other meats seized in crackdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 4,500 TONNES OF PORK and other meats allegedly smuggled from abroad have been seized at cold storage warehouses in the provinces since the last few months, according to Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao. More than 4,500 tonnes of pork and other meats suspected to have been illegally brought […]
Read MoreAgriculture Minister joins crackdown on rubber smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao is taking part in government missions to crack down on the smuggling of natural rubber, confirmed deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit yesterday (Dec.6). The agriculture minister has instructed agencies under his command to join government efforts to eliminate the smuggling of natural rubber, particularly […]
Read MoreForeigners rounded up in Surat Thani crackdown
AN ONGOING crackdown by Immigration Police in Surat Thani province has so far netted six foreigners for overstaying their visa and two others for illegal entry, Naewna newspaper said this evening (June 11). In the province-wide sweep taking place during June 7-21 another two persons were also arrested for not giving notification of the […]
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