7 Thai politicians not linked to a Cambodian scam case: South Korea
AFTER word spread in local media that the South Korean government is about to name seven Thai politicians as being involved with a Cambodian scam case, the South Korean embassy immediately issued a denial and branded it as fake news, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Oct. 19). In a statement published on […]
Read MoreThailand and South Korea join forces to combat call centre scammers in Cambodia
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed to join forces to combat call centre scammers in Cambodia during a phone call today (Oct. 16), Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Traisulee Traisaranakul, secretary-general to the Prime Minister, said in a Facebook post the South Korean President mentioned during the telephone […]
Read MoreThai NGO asks Karens to help free 90 human trafficking victims
A THAI non-government organization (NGO) team urged leaders of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to help free 90 victims of human trafficking who despite having requested assistance are still being detained and tortured by Chinese Mafia running online scam centres at Myawaddy township, just across from Thai border town Mae Sot, Amarin TV said. […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian meeting adds mine clearing to ceasefire provisions
THAILAND and Cambodia have signed a Regional Border Committee (RBC) agreement upholding all 13 provisions of the ceasefire agreed upon at General Border Committee (GBC) meeting in Malaysia with mine clearing being among three additional provisions accepted, Amarin TV said today (Aug 22). The other two are jointly suppressing call centre scammers and establishing […]
Read MoreCambodia-based scammers’ income equals cost of nearly 300 F-16 jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLINE SCAMS based in Cambodia, operated by criminals hiding out in the Southeast Asian country and preying on victims worldwide were believed to account for an estimated 19 billion dollars in illicit income per year, former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy remarked today (Aug.13). According to Rainsy’s latest post on […]
Read MoreNearly 200 Thai migrant workers want to return to Khmer dens
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 200 THAI NATIONALS have been found currently looking to return to Cambodia for jobs mostly suspected in relation to call-centre fraud, online gambling scams and casinos because they would probably anticipate border clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces which occurred far from their usual workplaces to alleviate and return […]
Read MoreSon and daughter of scam boss close to Hun Sen wanted
ARREST warrants have been issued for the son and daughter of a Cambodian national who is close to the neighbouring country’s leader Hun Sen and is the boss of a transnational call centre network, Naewna newspaper said today (July 15). Technology Crime Suppression Police, or Cyber Police, are also searching seven more targeted locations […]
Read MoreSouth Korean financial, romance scammers nabbed in Chonburi villa raid
Updated at 12.55 a.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district of Chonburi today (June 21) led to the arrest of 20 South Korean men and just one Chinese man on the charges of running a financial and romance scam operation, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. A team of […]
Read MoreOver a hundred Thais nabbed for scam links in Cambodia
A TOTAL of 119 Thais who were arrested by Cambodian authorities in Poipet border town, just across from Aranyaprathet, on charges of involvement with online call centre gangs are being handed over to Thai police today (March 1), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwphan, head of Technology Crime Suppression Division, is going […]
Read MoreKaren rebel leader may be nabbed for alleged involvement in transnational crimes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (Feb. 10) encouraged to have Karen rebel leader Saw Chit Thu arrested on charges of alleged involvement in crimes perpetrated across the Thai-Myanmar border. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome posted on his Facebook page to prompt the Pheu Thai-led government to manage to get an […]
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