Cyber Police warn of online loan scam
CYBER Police urged those struggling financially and are looking for a loan to beware because what seems to be a lifesaver could actually be a scam, Naewna newspaper said yesterday (March 22). In a Facebook post Cyber Police said, “Easy loans, quick approval – beware! Scammers are offering easy loans through social media and […]
Read MoreMinistry moves to reduce visa-free entry to 30 days to tackle scammers
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry is gearing up to propose to the government that visa-free entry be reduced from 60 to 30 days to close a loophole that allows foreign scammers and other gangs to slip into the country, TV Channel 7 said today (March 21). Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said although the government […]
Read MoreThais hit by scam calls and SMS 173 million times in 2025
DATA collected by Whoscall application shows that the number of scam phone calls and fake SMS messages Thais received in 2025 totalled 173 million, rising 3.16 percent year-on-year even as the global total of fraud calls dropped, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 18). Gogolook (Thailand) Co., Ltd., provider of this useful app, mentioned new scam […]
Read MorePublic urged to download expanded Police Care app to check on scammers
TWO new features have been added to the Police Care application to further help the public fend off scammers as they can now check these cybercriminals’ bank account and phone numbers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 2). Ms. Airin Panrit, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government is working on […]
Read MorePublic urged to download expanded Police Care app to check on scammers
TWO new features have been added to the Police Care application to further help the public fend off scammers as they can now check these cybercriminals’ bank account and phone numbers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 2). Ms. Airin Panrit, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government is working on […]
Read MoreChina executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam compounds
By Agencies and published by CNA BEIJING – China on Thursday (Jan. 29) executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in telecom scam operations, state media reported. They were sentenced to death in September by a court in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, Xinhua said, adding that the […]
Read MoreCambodian social media rocked by rumour of Hun Sen suffering a stroke
CAMBODIAN social media is in turmoil after an exiled activist spread a rumour that senior leader Hun Sen has suffered a stroke with some speculating that this is merely an attempt to avoid meeting China’s assistant minister for public security Liu Zhongyi during his visit, PPTVHD36 said last evening (Jan. 19). Mr. Pang Sokheoun, […]
Read MoreSEC urged to issue warning against buying scammer-linked shares
By Thai Newsroom and TV Channel 7 FORMER finance minister and deputy Democrat leader Korn Chatikavanij urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue an immediate warning against buying shares of listed companies linked to money-laundering scam gangs amid the current rush to sell them before a general election on Feb. 8. In […]
Read MoreThammanat to be named top Klatham contestant for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 6.30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2025 DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao will certainly be named top partisan contestant for prime minister in the Feb.8 election, confirmed Klatham leader Naruemon Pinyosinwat today (Dec.16). Thammanat, the acting deputy prime minister-cum-acting agriculture & cooperatives minister, has been reportedly determined to contest […]
Read MoreThais affected by risk of country becoming ‘global money laundering hub’
By Thai Rath Money WITH Thailand now facing a risk of becoming a global money laundering hub due to multiple loopholes that facilitate the flow of grey money this inevitably impacts the economy and national confidence with ordinary Thais directly and indirectly vulnerable to this gray money cycle. The following are the key ways […]
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