Public 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 […]
Read MoreScammers said to have moved their key base to Laos
AFTER crackdowns in Myanmar, scammers have apparently moved their key base to Vientiane, Laos, where there are several large buildings in a huge new complex, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said today (Nov. 12). The “Army Military Force” Facebook page shared photos of the new scam hub with this message, “A Laotian influencer named ‘Beezychanel’ […]
Read MoreYingluck might be accused during censure debate of taking scammers’ bribes, albeit unknowingly
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK Shinawatra could possibly be accused in absentia and retroactive fashion of taking kickbacks from suspected scammers, albeit unaware of their rogue activities, unless a censure motion against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul or any other members of the Bhumjaithai-led cabinet in the House of Representatives was foiled […]
Read MoreScam centres in Southeast Asia are on the rise despite crackdowns
By Huizhong Wu, AP, and published by Yahoo!News IT OFTEN starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get a simple “hello” from an unknown number. Halfway across the world, a labourer is usually pulling in 12-16 hour days, sending non-stop messages, hoping […]
Read MoreThaksin only knew Ben Smith as ‘acquaintance’: Lawyer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra today (Nov.6) categorically denied he had dealt in “business investment” with scammer suspect Benjamin Mauerberger, alias Ben Smith, since the former only knew the latter as an “acquaintance”, according to the inmate’s lawyer Winyat Chatmontree. The lawyer who today visited Thaksin at Klong […]
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