By AFP and published by CNA AN ARMED alliance of ethnic minority groups in Myanmar claimed late Friday (Jan. 5) to have captured a northern town notorious for online scam operations in another blow to the embattled junta. The military is facing its biggest threat since seizing power in a 2021 coup after three
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120 million baht seized in raid on two gambling websites
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO GAMBLING WEBSITES based in Bangkok have been raided, a combined sum of 120 million baht in cash impounded and 20 suspected gambling operators arrested, police said today (Dec.22). The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau police recently raided the two separate online gambling websites, namely ufabet-jc.com and play.beer777.com, at condominiums in
Read moreOnline gambling network in Phuket raided
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ONLINE GAMBLING network based in Phuket with a combined total of over one billion baht in betting cash allegedly circulated was raided by police yesterday (Nov.22). The Department of Special Investigation police raided the online gambling den in a luxurious villa resort in Rawai subdistrict of the capital district
Read moreOnline loan shark scammers nabbed in Bangkok, nine provinces
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GROUP OF SUSPECTED loan shark racketeers has been rounded up in Bangkok and nine provinces, police said today (Nov.15). Central Investigation Bureau Commissioner Pol.Lt.Gen. Jirabhop Bhuridej announced a total of 13 suspected online scammers providing illegal loans with skyrocketing interest rates have been separately arrested by the police in
Read moreEx-police chief suspects plot in search of ‘Big Joke’s’ house
FORMER POLICE chief Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves said this evening (Sep. 25) there are two parts to searching the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, with one being a straight-forward attempt to find links to online gambling but the other is to “kick and cut him
Read moreBig Joke’s house searched after team members were netted in online gambling raids
CYBER POLICE searched the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, after seven officers in his team were rounded up on the charges of involvement in running online gambling websites but did not find incriminating evidence, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). This
Read moreThai mobile banking apps crash on payday, transfers put off
THERE were loud complaints today (July 1) after mobile banking apps and online service of several Thai banks crashed with customers told that cash transfers made from 2 p.m onwards will reach the destination by 7 p.m. tomorrow, Matichon newspaper said. A lot of people were affected by the outage with today being payday
Read moreWanted South Korean man nabbed for overstaying
IMMIGRATION police arrested a South Korean man in Chonburi today (June 19) for overstaying his visa for 1,582 days after which they found out he is also wanted in South Korea on online gambling charges, Naewna newspaper said. A team of immigration police spotted Mr. Kim (pseudonym), 35, in Bang Lamung district and asked
Read moreOver a million people sign petition to remove polling agency
A TWITTER hashtag that translates to #What’sThePointOfHavingElectionCommission? remains the top trending theme in Thailand today (May 8) after rapidly climbing during advance voting yesterday with over a million people having signed an online petition calling for the removal of the election commissioners amid complaints of errors, Sanook.com said. Throughout yesterday’s advance voting that ended
Read moreKey suspect in macau888 gambling case and girlfriend fled weeks ago
AFTER the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for seven more suspects in the macau888 online gambling network case police said a key suspect, Benz Daemon’s brother and his former actress girlfriend, fled overseas weeks ago, Sanook.com and Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 28). Wanted is Mr. Kittipong “Big” Kajornboonthavorn, 32, the third of
Read moreActress gives more information about macau888 as Benz Daemon is detained
POLICE said actress Arisara “Due” Thongburisut, whose allegations in a Facebook post last month triggered the crackdown on macau888 online gambling network, had given more useful information during interrogation in Taiwan yesterday while her ex-boyfriend and the key suspect in the case has been detained after returning to Thailand from Hong Kong last night,
Read moreActress who exposed macau888 denies being forced to wear shock collar
ACTRESS Arisara “Due” Thongburisut, whose allegations in a Facebook post last month triggered the crackdown on macau888 online gambling network, said today (Feb. 11) her former boyfriend who is one of four brothers believed to be running it did not force her to wear a shock collar, Matichon newspaper said. This followed TV Channel
Read moreRare Lamborghini belonging to macau888 suspects handed over to police
THE LAWYER representing Mr. Chaiwat “Benz Daemon” Kajornboonthavorn, one of four brothers accused of running macau888 online gambling network, handed over a rare Lamborbhini priced at over 100 million baht to police today (Feb. 10), Amarin TV said. Mr. Pisit Chutiphonphongchai revealed that the supercar, Lamborghini Mad Bull Liberty Walk Aventador V2, was registered
Read moreChuwit: Bigger gambling network than macau888 run by an inspector
AMIDST the ongoing crackdown on macau888 online gambling network former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit said this operation is small compared to a much bigger network operated by “Inspector Sua”, Matichon newspaper said today (Feb. 9). The turnover of this bigger online gambling network is around 10 billion baht, he alleged, adding that the inspector uses
Read moreSale of fake banknotes online rocks social media
AN ANNOUNCEMENT of the sale of counterfeit banknotes on a Facebook page shook up Thai social media with many netizens wondering whether those in their wallet are real or not, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 10). Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor webpage, drew attention to this
Read moreOnline fraudster Sin Sae Shogun gets 4,355 years, reduced to 20 years
THE Appeals Court today (March 12) sentenced Pasist Arinyaphit, or Sin Sae Shogun, to 4,355 years in jail with this reduced to 20 years maximum allowed under the law over an online food supplement scam with free tour to Japan added as perk, Sanook.com said. On April 11, 2017, over 800 people who expected to
Read moreEbabies: More kids will be born to couples who met online by 2038
The future of dating is changing and it is expected to trigger a surprising trend among new parents and newborns. Children born to parents who met online will be the majority within the next 18 years. With the future of dating shifting online, researchers are predicting a rapid rise in “ebabies” – infants born to
Read moreOrder to suspend use of Telegram messaging app
A LETTER of instructions issued by the chief responsible for resolving a serious emergency situation, number 11/2020, wants the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to suspend the use of Telegram messaging application, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Oct. 19). This action was taken after protesters moved to distribute news through such apps.
Read moreATM card finder tripped up by online fraudster
A GOOD Samaritan who upon finding an ATM card tried to search for the owner by posting pictures of it online immediately gave an opportunity to a cyber swindler who used the unmasked number and security code to spend 20,000 baht on an online shopping spree, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 2, 2020). Mr.
Read moreOnline gambling den raided, officials among punters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLICE RAIDED a suspected online gambling den in disguise of a website designing firm in downtown Hua Hin yesterday. At the shophouse-turned-gambling den, the police rounded up nine suspected online gamblers and seized 66 computers allegedly used in the illegal business. The website designing firm named Richidea has been merely used
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