PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Dec. 10) that he is ready to talk to US President Donald Trump about the battle with Cambodia raging at the border with the Foreign Affairs Ministry having to schedule it, Amarin TV. Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he
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Trump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodia fighting
By Reuters and published by Ddnews.gov.in FIGHTING between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday (Dec. 10) as US President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours. Thailand’s
Read morePolice officer sacked for involvement with call centre gang
A METROPOLITAN police officer holding the rank of deputy superintendent for investigation was dismissed today (Oct. 28) after being arrested on charges of involvement with a call centre gang, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Kiattikul Sonthinet, commander of
Read more7 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 moreMP guarantees Thammanat not involved with call centre gang
AN MP of Klatham Party, which is a partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, this evening (Oct. 16) guaranteed that his camp’s de facto boss, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao, was not involved with a call centre gang, PPTVHD 36 said. Mr. Pai Lik, who is both a Klatham MP and
Read moreOver 50 mini PCs, illicit SIM routers seized in raid on Chinese-rented condo
A RAID on a condominium unit in Bangkok’s Prawet district rented by a Chinese man led to the seizure of over 50 mini PCs hooked on to unauthorised SIM routers which were likely used by a call centre scam gang to intercept online data, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 6). Following a tip-off
Read moreCambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand after deadly clashes
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – Cambodia wants an “immediate ceasefire” with Thailand, the country’s envoy to the United Nations said Friday (July 25), after the neighbours traded deadly strikes for a second day, with Bangkok also signalling an openness to talks. A long-running border dispute erupted into intense fighting with jets,
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 moreCyber Police zeroing in on Hun Sen over leaked phone call
THAI police will be submitting a case to the Attorney-General’s Office on Monday (July 14) to consider filing a lawsuit against Cambodian leader Hun Sen for threatening Thailand’s national security by releasing an audio clip of a phone call with suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last month, Amarin TV said today (July 10). Mr.
Read moreMove to arrest casino owner not aimed at hitting Cambodia: Minister
JUSTICE Minister Thawee Sodsong denied the issuing of an arrest warrant for Mr. Kok An, a Cambodian national who is close to Senate President Hun Sen and is the owner of Crown Casino Resort network, is aimed at retaliating against the neighbouring country amid ongoing border tension, Amarin TV said today (July 8). The
Read morePeople’s leaders shown a hole used for illegal border crossing
PEOPLE’S Party leader Mr. Nattapong Ruangpanyawut and deputy leader Mr. Rangsiman Rome were shown a now-blocked hole dug in the ground behind a department store at Aryanyathet district, Sa Kaeo province, believed to have been used to illegally cross over to Cambodia, Thai Rath newspaper said today (July 6). Col. Methee Khamtem, commander of
Read morePaetongtarn vows to ‘export’ Thailand’s soft power to the world
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (June 30) pledged to manage to “export” Thailand’s soft power worldwide with herself taking the culture portfolio in a new cabinet lineup whilst being likely suspended by court from running the country as head of government. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin
Read moreFrance to help Thailand stamp out call centre gangs
IN a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 27) French President Emmanuel Macron lent support to Thailand’s crackdown on call centre gangs and agreed to consider coordinating with Cambodia on the tension along the Thai-Cambodian border, Amarin TV said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtra, the Prime Minister’s spokesman, said the two leaders
Read moreAcademics appeal to King against ‘treacherous’ Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 100 SCHOLARS plan to submit a joint appeal to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn tomorrow (June 27) asking for the monarch’s rare remark on a significant phenomenon in which Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has evidently perpetrated what they call an
Read moreNo damage done due to private telephone talk: Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (June 24) categorically denied that her exposed conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen on her private cellphone has done any damage to Thailand at all. Speaking to reporters at Government House, the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, contended that
Read moreConstitutional Court may keep Paetongtarn from running country from July 8
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT may either practically force Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to stop running the country from early next month or simply drop charges filed against her to the extent that she has severely compromised ethics and honesty whilst handling Thai-Cambodian border conflict. The Constitutional Court is scheduled for July
Read moreWarning that a single audio clip could lead to Thai economy collapsing
THE SWIRLING political storm over leaked audio clip of a phone call that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen may lead to the Thai economy collapsing, TV Channel 7 quoted Mr. Poj Aramwattananon, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, as saying this evening (June 19). Thailand is currently
Read moreSenators seeking court-ordered ouster of Paetongtarn as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN URGENT IMPEACHMENT motion was today (June 19) filed against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by senators in pursuit of an immediate ouster of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter as head of government in the wake of her disreputable, submissive manners which she has evidently displayed during a
Read moreYoung academic doctor loses almost 8.5m baht to scammers
A YOUNG doctor of engineering asked for help from Sai Mai Tong Rod (Sai Mai District Must Survive) community Facebook page after being tricked to transfer 8,465,084 baht to call centre scammers who talked to him over the phone for seven days and nights, Naewna newspaper quoted Thai Rath News Show as saying today
Read morePolice measures against transnational crimes stepped up in Chanthaburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLICE HAVE STEPPED UP measures to deter and combat transnational crimes across the Thai-Cambodian border from Chanthaburi which could possibly flourish in lieu of those in Myanmar’s townships across the border from Thailand’s northern and northwestern provinces. Now that Thailand has shut off power and Internet signals earlier supplied ”unawares”
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