New decree targets ‘mule’ bank accounts
A 14-section draft decree on the prevention and suppression of technology crime, seeking to combat the use of “mule” bank accounts by scammers and call-centre gangs, is expected to take effect soon.Continue Reading
Decree targets ‘mule’ bank accounts
A 14-section draft decree on the prevention and suppression of technology crime, seeking to combat the use of “mule” bank accounts by scammers and call-centre gangs, is expected to take effect soon.Continue Reading
S Korea donates vaccines
South Korea has donated bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to Thailand to mark the 65th year of bilateral ties.Continue Reading
Turkish embassy ends aid drive
The Turkish government thanked Thailand for supplying humanitarian aid to assist quake rescue and recovery efforts while announcing an end to its goods donation campaign yesterday.Continue Reading
Nations ready for Cobra Gold war games
The two-week-long multinational military exercises, codenamed Cobra Gold 2023, will begin on Feb 27, with about 7,000 military personnel taking part from 30 countries.Continue Reading
OIG pressed on ‘General Jor’ gambling investigation
National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has given the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 15 days to finish a probe into rumours that a police general, identified as “General Jor”, is involved with illegal online gambling businesses and the oil trade.Continue Reading
Retirees wanted as volunteers
The Ministry of Education aims to recruit 30,000-plus retirees to volunteer in a new programme designed to assist others, including elderly people who need help with life-long education and occupational training.Continue Reading
New science ‘caravan’ gets its educational show on the road
The National Science Museum of Thailand (NSM) has kicked off what it is calling a science caravan, an activity aimed at fostering interest in science and technology among school students in Asean countries, starting with Laos.Continue Reading
Sompop set to join NBTC
The Senate yesterday endorsed the nomination of Assoc Prof Sompop Purivigraipong, vice-president of Mahanakorn University of Technology, to become the seventh member of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).Continue Reading
US seeks to deflate Chinese balloon worries
WASHINGTON: The White House sought on Tuesday (Feb 14) to take the air out of an escalating diplomatic crisis with Beijing, saying that preliminary evidence suggests three unidentified aerial objects shot down by US jets were not involved in a broader Chinese spy balloon programme. The United States has beenContinue Reading