PUBLISHED: 23 Feb 2025 at 06: 07
In response to the success of the Myanmar situation, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai says the government will work with the institutions of Cambodia and Laos to stop call center fraud networks in neighboring nations.
Mr Phumtham, even Defence Minister, highlighted the government’s strategic efforts to combat call center schemes on Saturday on Facebook.
He explained that call center fraud is a transnational crime that has a direct effect on Thai and foreigners ‘ life.
He noted that the government is aware that solving this problem calls for a comprehensive approach, not only criminal prosecutions.
No one nation can solve this problem only, he said, so cutting off offense operations, assisting victims, and establishing global collaborations to stop quite crimes from recurring.
According to him, the state has actively collaborated with China and Myanmar to shut off access to water, electricity, and energy in five important locations along the Thai-Myanmar borders in an effort to stifle call center gangs and effectively block their activities.
Additionally, Mr. Phumtham revealed that he had discussed strategies for cooperation with Laos ‘ minister of defense, which would lead to a joint effort by the two nations to combat drug trafficking, human trafficking, and crime, with the leaders of both nations signing an Memorandum for the partnership.
Additionally, Mr. Phumtham directed Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, the inspector-general of the Royal Thai Police, to convene a meeting with the Thai National Police to discuss ways to stop these shady sites from relocating.
The Thai government has already made significant progress in defending against criminal networks, according to the secretary. The government will continue to advance to protect citizens from schemes. It will continue to operate until the issue is resolved, he said, so kindly relax assured that it will do so until the issue is resolved.
In Shwe Kokko town near Myawaddy in Myanmar’s Karen state, 128 more victims were sent up to China, bringing the total number of the people who were repatriated as part of the three-day activity to 628.
The initiatives were a part of a larger strategy to assist Myawaddy’s patients who were being held by violent gangs.