Barkar Nash (Page 53)

A conference was held on Thursday to discuss how easy it is for young people to access online betting and other criminal activities.

During the forum, the Thailand Youth Institute ( TYI ) and its network released a 2024 report on online gambling surveillance, which showed that online gambling contributed to crime, violence and suicide.

The government was then given a suggestion that called for immediate and thorough action to address the negative effects of online wagering on young people.

This includes setting up rehab facilities for playing addicts, stricter penalties for repeat offenders, and coordinated, proactive efforts by all industries to combat illegal gambling websites.

Surachate Phosaeng, assistant secretary-general of TYI, said that scientists found that many younger people are involved in numerous aspects of online gaming, from being participants to operating online gaming websites themselves.

During the coronavirus 2019 ( Covid-19 ) pandemic, online gambling saw a surge in activity as many people stayed home, Mr Surachate said.

Gambling website users used “influencers”, many of whom were young persons with a huge following, to encourage gambling places, he said.

” Even though several of these’ idols ‘ have been prosecuted, these]types of ] influencers are still used to promote gambling sites”, he said.

Regarding efforts to stop tens of thousands of illegal gambling sites, Mr. Surachate stated that only domains have been blocked while the principal domains remain unchanged, allowing access to these sites.

Gambling websites are simple to set up, he continued, and licenses can be obtained from nations where casinos are permitted to run major domains.

Online criminal activity is continuing to grow and become a worldwide problem, according to Pol Maj Gen Siriwat Deepor, acting chief of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau’s Division 1.

He noted that the proposed change to the cybersecurity law concentrates on crime, such as call center scams, rather than explicitly addresses online gambling.

According to the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA ) Directorate of Intelligence ( DOI), foreign military attachés recently took a tour of the 2nd Army Region headquarters in Nakhon Ratchasima.

DoI main Lt Gen Kamchai Wongsiri and chief of the 2nd Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, led 40 attachés from 19 states and their family members on a journey of the military base.

Governor Chaiwat Cheunkosum gave the guests a briefing on the administrative management of the province.

The attachés were likewise briefed on the RTA’s functions in maintaining regional security, domestic surveillance and prevention of common emergencies. They even took part in a Q&amp, A program on the RTA’s operations and tasks.

The party then traveled to Surathampitak Military Camp, where they were treated to an exhibition on Thailand’s military record and a show of the army’s defensive abilities. They also were treated to a visit to the 23rd Infantry Regiment.

Their family members were taken to the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre’s tree, which showcases directly made crafts.

Lt. Gen. Kamchai stated that the visit was intended to improve defense ties between Thailand and its allies.

The visit served as a platform to transfer know-how on national security while helping to increase the country’s military network, which led to mutual coaching sessions and aid, he said.

” The attend presented RTA with the opportunity to show its military capability, performance, and how it can contribute to the state’s surveillance”, said Lt Gen Kamchai.

Two Chinese citizens are being detained by Bangkok officers as senior members of a call center group that ran a sophisticated “add insult to injury” fraud.

Their subjects were persuaded by the perpetrators that despite having been stolen, their income could still be recovered if they gave their financial information.

The two defendants, identified as Yi Wanyou, 29, and Li Weijia, 30, were arrested at a home in Chatuchak city under subpoenas issued by the Criminal Court on Tuesday, federal police chief Kittharath Punpetch said on Thursday.

Officials also seized more than 400, 000 ringgit in money, 4 million baht worth of pleasure things, a Mercedes-Benz vehicles and five cellular phones. Investigators discovered details about the contact center frauds that were saved in the phones.

According to Pol Gen Kittharath, the crew used an “add insult to injury” policy to get and then mislead patients.

The gang fabricated Facebook accounts for the Royal Thai Police, various police divisions, and the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) according to the investigation.

It purchased followers to improve the reliability of the websites before purchasing adverts on social media, promising to observe confiscated assets.

People who responded to the advertisements were directed to a Line team. They were contacted it by alleged legal professionals and technology experts who had the ability to produce encouraging financial transaction charts demonstrating the legitimacy of their money being transferred to gambling websites.

The actual scams started when the cybercriminals offered to help the patients get their money back at that point.

On Thursday, police in Bangkok’s Chatuchak area detained two reportedly senior Chinese call center gang members. Acting on court-approved permits, the policeman even seized information worth 15 million ringgit. ( Photo: Royal Thai Police )

According to Pol Gen Kittharath, the methodology has grown in popularity not only in Thailand but also in neighboring nations.

According to one of the group’s victims, Mr. Yi and Mr. Li were detained after filing a complaint with Huai Khwang Police Station.

Both have been first accused of selling bank balances and phone numbers without authorization. They denied the charge, said Pol Gen Kittharath.

However, hacking authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Thai man who worked for a Cambodia-based call center fraud group that duped 151 patients out of about 800 million ringgit.

The suspect, who was only identified as Anuwat, told police that he had been hired to manage a Poipet, Cambodian gambling site in 2023.

However, when he arrived there, he was assigned to a call centre scam operated by Thai and Chinese gangsters, said Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB ).

Authorities said the fraud had three stages. A potential victim may be contacted by one member to gain their trust, then be moved to a second column where another will serve as a police officer to improve their reputation, and eventually to a third party who gave the survivor advice on how to transfer funds.

Mr Anuwat handled the next line and earned at least 100, 000 bass regular.

Chousak Sirinil, the vice president of the Pheu Thai Party, suggested that the government, the opposition, and Senate paddles all petition the Constitutional Court for a constitutional change.

His request came inainte of the legislature’s scheduled second studying of more than a few law act bills scheduled for Feb. 13 and 14. The government, criticism, and Senate whip met on Thursday to plan for the discussion.

While most of these bills involve section-by-section changes, two of them, sponsored by the ruling party and the main opposition People’s Party ( PP ), seek wholesale charter changes that require a referendum.

How many referendums are necessary for the broad contract amendments to become recognized by law, in essence? The Constitutional Court must decide the matter. &nbsp,

According to Mr. Chousak, a Constitutional Court decision may be sought under Area 210 of the contract, and a complaint for judicial review may be filed by either MPs or lawmakers.

Since the mandate article bills have been put on the parliament’s plan by its leader, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, he said, it is irrelevant whether the plea be filed before or after the arranged meeting.

Due to a 2021 decision by the Constitutional Court involving the mandate update process, the payments that want to make extensive changes must be voted on.

The judge stated that the electorate has first elect a new charter through a referendum. &nbsp,

A bill establishing a charter drafting assembly ( CDA ) was rejected by parliament in its third and final reading following the ruling because it failed to receive enough support from the House and the Senate.

Nevertheless, the 2021 decision does not identify how many rounds of election are required. Some people believe two shells are sufficient, while some favor three rounds as being secure.

Asking people for their opinions on the amended charter is one of the two election calls. A subsequent referendum may follow if the first one was approved, allowing voters to choose which to approve.

With the three-referendum idea, the first round would ask voters if they agree with a mandate update, a minute on whether Area 256 of the constitution, which makes way for the setting up of a CDA, needs amending, and a second round on whether voters ‘ support for a new charter may be adopted.

Mr. Chousak argued that a Constitutional Court decision would remove the uncertainty.

If doubts persist regarding the referendum, it will also ease concerns that MPs and senators may have about whether to withdraw from the charter amendment business out of fear of breaking the law. &nbsp,

Mr Chousak, however, said that it is too early to say which draft, between the party’s version and the PP-sponsored one, will be adopted as the main draft.

As the Thai defense secretary visits the border, there are 39 Chinese among those who have been freed.

On Thursday, 61 people were rescued and sent up to Thailand after being duped by call-center scammers to operate in Myanmar.

At the second Thai-Myanmar Bridge in Mae Sot city of Tak state, the Myanmar Border Guard Force handed them over to Thai officials.

Before going through a screening process by immigration soldiers, they were welcomed by Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who was on an assessment trip to the border territory.

The team rescued from the Shwe Kokko advanced in Myawaddy comprised 39 Foreign nationals, 13 Indians, one Kazakh, five Indonesians, one African, one Muslim regional and one Malay.

Additionally, Mr. Phumtham stated that the government is looking into the effects of its determination to halt the supply of electricity to three of Myanmar’s most dangerous regions, including Tak, Kanchanaburi, and Chiang Rai regions.

It is too early to draw any conclusions from the suspension since it only started on Wednesday, according to Mr. Phumtham before heading to Mae Sot area to check operations to combat drug and individuals smuggling along the borders.

First assessments, according to Mr. Phumtham, who also serves as a deputy prime minister, demonstrate that the expulsion of power supplies has had little effect on Thai border areas, but the effect on the Myanmar area is still being looked at.

Resources in Myanmar have said households and small businesses have been affected but the huge murder parties, most of them Chinese-led, had their own producers.

The Provincial Electricity Authority ( PEA ) said the power cutoff would cause it to lose about 600 million baht a year in revenue, which is only 0.1 % of its total, he said.

The deputy prime minister stressed that national safety is the top priority while acknowledging possible financial loss.

According to Mr. Phumtham, illegal activities like call center schemes in Shwe Kokko were thought to have decreased by approximately 40 % after the first day of the energy cut.

Regarding Myanmar’s plans to purchase power from Laos, Mr. Phumtham asserted that it has the right to do so.

Nevertheless, he insisted Thailand’s goal is to secure its borders and break down on legal operations there.

In Thailand only, call-centre schemes have resulted in 557, 500 legal cases and more than 86 billion ringgit in restitution, averaging about 80 million ringgit per day, officials have said.

Victims of scams who advertised on social media who said they could recover” stolen” assets were referred to as scammers.

Two Chinese nationals are alleged to be top members of a call center gang who ran a sophisticated “insult to injuries” scam. Police in Bangkok have taken them into custody.

In essence, the offenders persuaded victims that their wealth had already been taken and could be recovered if they shared their monetary information. &nbsp,

The two defendants, identified as Yi Wanyou, 29, and Li Weijia, 30, were arrested at a home in Chatuchak city, under subpoenas issued by the Criminal Court on Feb 5, federal police chief Kittharath Punpetch said on Thursday.

Officials also seized more than 400, 000 ringgit in money, 4 million baht worth of pleasure products, a Mercedes-Benz vehicles and five cellular phones. Researchers discovered data on the contact center schemes that were saved in the devices.

According to Pol Gen Kittharath, the crew used an “add insult to injury” policy to get and then mislead patients.

The gang fabricated Facebook accounts for the Royal Thai Police, various police divisions, and the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) according to the investigation. In order to gain more trust for the websites, it purchased followers and promoted social media ads, promising to record the securitized assets.

People who responded to the advertisements were directed to a Line party. They were contacted it by suspects who claimed to become lawyers and tech experts, who produced convincing economic transaction charts demonstrating how their money had been transferred to gambling websites.

The scammers then offered to assist the victims in recovering their money, which is when the actual fraud first took place.

According to Pol Gen Kittharath, the methodology has grown in popularity not only in Thailand but also in neighboring nations.

One of the group’s sufferers complained to the Huai Khwang police station, which led to the arrest of Mr. Yi and Mr. Li.

Both have been first accused of selling bank balances and phone numbers without permission. They denied the charge, said Pol Gen Kittharath.

Xi Jinping applauds Thailand’s” solid steps” in discussions with visiting prime minister Paetongtarn.

Beijing: The officials of Thailand and China came to an agreement on Thursday to intensify law enforcement participation in an effort to combat call center fraud and other serious transnational issues.

Xinhua News Agency reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the two nations to keep cooperating to stop criminal activity in the area and defend citizens.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stated that the country is willing to work with China and various neighbors to stop schemes, gambling scam, and other illegal activities.

The issue was raised in speaks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing &nbsp, on the next time of Ms Paetongtarn’s four-day official visit to China.

Mr. Xi thanked Ms. Paetongtarn for the” strong methods” Thailand has taken against gangs that target Chinese citizens, most just shutting down three murder hubs located just across the border from Thailand.

” The two factors may continue to strengthen participation in safety, law enforcement and criminal participation” in order to “protect women’s lives and property”, he added.

According to Thanathip Sawangsang, a spokeswoman for the Thai defense department, 61 people who had been rescued from con centers in Myanmar were returning to Thailand at the time of the meeting.

” There are about 34 Taiwanese. The sleep come from Indonesia, Ethiopia and other countries in Africa”, he told AFP.

According to a speech from Government House, Ms. Paetongtarn claimed that Thailand placed an emphasis on intercepting legal crew members who use the country as a transit point for other nations. She also assured protection for tourists visiting the country, it added.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra travels to China on Wednesday to start an established visit. Priority is given to long-term purchase alliances during her visit. ( Photo: Government House )

After her conversations with Mr Xi, Ms Paetongtarn met with Zhao Leji, president of the National People’s Congress. Their conference focused on establishing several agreements between the two administrations, in the places of finance, trade and investment, aimed at benefiting both countries.

Prior to her visit, Ms. Paetongtarn stated that during her visit, Thailand and China would sign at least 14 memoranda of understanding ( MoUs ).

The contracts include a reiteration of the two nations ‘ mutual desire to finish the ongoing Thai-Chinese high-speed train initiative and connect it to the neighboring Laos ‘ high-speed rail system.

The prime minister said her attend may also cover the Land Bridge proposal in southern Thailand and examine expanding trade and investment cooperation between the two nations. Deals are also on the plan to organise the payment of two Chinese panda.

Ms. Paetongtarn and the Thai Chamber of Commerce in China (TCCC ) held a meeting on Thursday afternoon. The 50th celebration of Thailand-China relations presents an opportunity to overcome obstacles and enhance cooperation, according to Cambodia vice-president Phaichit Viboontanasarn, who noted that the world is facing some difficulties. He even suggested promoting” sweet power” and improving expense cooperation.

On Friday, Ms Paetongtarn is due to keep Beijing for Harbin, where she will go the opening of the 2025 Asian Winter Games. She may meet Thai players and take part in the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, according to government official Jirayu Huangsub.

Supamas Isarabhakdi, the minister of higher education, research, research, and creativity, announced on Wednesday that the cabinet had approved a proposal to mark an MoU with China to further cooperate in using nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes.

The document was scheduled to be signed on Thursday in Beijing.

On Thursday in Beijing, Prime Minister Paetongtarn meets with people of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in China (TCCC). ( Photo: @ingshin X account )

According to the health secretary, the program is expected to gain 100 people over the coming year.

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has developed a robot-assisted surgery program to increase access to advanced cancer treatment, lower death rates, and raise patients ‘ quality of life.

Between March this year and April 2026, mechanical operation will be provided to roughly 100 cancer patients in partnership with Rajavithi Hospital and other health facilities, according to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin.

Speaking at an event to mark World Cancer Day 2025 on Tuesday, the chancellor said Thailand data about 140, 000 new cases and 83, 000 deaths from cancer yearly. The government is improving cancer treatment by expanding testing, treatment and rehabilitation.

” We want people to have access to present, high-quality care so they can return to their normal existence faster”, he said. Robot-assisted operation offers more perfection, fewer problems and quicker treatment for patients.

Every year on February 4, World Cancer Day is observed to increase awareness about cancer prevention and treatment. The plan follows the United by Unique design, which emphasizes the value of individual and community attempts in the fight against cancer, from 2025 to 2027.