Thailand arrests over 155,000 Myanmar workers in crackdown on illegal labour
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024
In Thailand, under the 120-day crackdown plan on illegal workers, the Ministry of Labour and Thai authorities have been conducting nationwide arrests, resulting in the apprehension of 155,669 Myanmar workers between June 5 and August 22.
Centre set up to crack down on Euro football betting arrests 4,000 suspects
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024
A total of 24 websites have been shut down, nearly 4,000 suspects have been arrested, and over 2.4 billion baht in transactions have been detected, in a crackdown on betting during the Euro Cup football tournament.
DSI raids fake call centre, arrests 71 people including 52 Chinese nationals
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2024
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) busted a suspected call-centre gang operating from Nakhon Si Thammarat province that allegedly preyed on victims in Thailand, China, and Russia, DSI acting director-general Pol Major Yutthana Praedam said on Friday.
148 Thais among 689 people arrested over online gambling, scams in Myanmar border town
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024
As many as 148 Thai nationals were arrested in Myanmar’s border town of Tachileik in a crackdown on scam call centres and online gambling businesses, Myanmar media reported on Saturday.
Property crackdown: Chinese national, ‘Thai nominees’ arrested in Chiang Mai
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023
Three Thais and one Chinese national have been arrested in Chiang Mai for alleged involvement in a foreign-owned company suspected of using Thai nominees to operate a property business, which is reserved for Thai nationals.
Arrests over World Cup gambling rise to over 1,200
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2022
More than 1,200 people have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal gambling since the Fifa World Cup kicked off last Sunday, police said on Thursday.