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Three fishing vessels and 15 long-tailed boats capsized in a canal in a coastal village of Khlong Yai district in Trat province last night, following a heavy storm. Villagers of Ban Khlong Makham told the media that they were having dinner when waves, about two metres high, struck the boats moored in the canal. The […]
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Three fishing vessels and 15 long-tailed boats capsized in a canal in a coastal village of Khlong Yai district in Trat province last night, following a heavy storm.
Villagers of Ban Khlong Makham told the media that they were having dinner when waves, about two metres high, struck the boats moored in the canal. The force of the waves and winds drove the three fishing boats into several long-tailed boats moored along the banks.
The fishing boats also crashed into a bridge over the canal, causing some damage.
Defence volunteers, troops and police were dispatched to Ban Khlong Makham to help the villagers to salvage the capsized boats, most of which were damaged and had lost their fishing gear.
Cherdsak Chumnasiew, the Khlong Yai district chief officer, told the villagers whose property was damaged by the storm to report to officials at the district office for financial help.
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27 July 27 2024Around Thailandhttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338119 - King endorses selection of Senate Speaker and two deputies
A Royal Command was issued on Friday by His Majesty the King endorsing the Senate’s selection of Mongkol Surasajja as the Senate Speaker and General Kriangkrai Srirak and Boonsong Noisophon as the First and Second Deputy Senate Speakers respectively. The Royal Command was countersigned by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. On July 23rd, Mongkol received 159 […]
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A Royal Command was issued on Friday by His Majesty the King endorsing the Senate’s selection of Mongkol Surasajja as the Senate Speaker and General Kriangkrai Srirak and Boonsong Noisophon as the First and Second Deputy Senate Speakers respectively.
The Royal Command was countersigned by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
On July 23rd, Mongkol received 159 votes from the 200 senators to win the Speakership.
A ceremony was held in parliament this morning, during which the Royal Command was read by the secretary-general of the Cabinet, Natjaree Anuntasilpa, in the presence of the three appointees and senators before the King’s portrait.
Two failed candidates for the Speakership, Nanthana Nanthawaropas and Angkhana Neelapaijit were not present.
Main photo : From L : Second Deputy Senate Speaker Boonsong Noisophon, First Deputy Senate Speaker Gen Kriangkrai Srirak and Mongkol Surasajja, the Senate Speaker
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27 July 27 2024Newshttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338115 - The development of a Thai generative AI – ‘Abdul’
The Thai public will soon be able to use ‘Abdul,’ a Thai language generative AI platform, developed by NECTEC, set for release by the end of the year. Abdul has been in development for nearly two decades. We spoke with the developers to find out how they make the AI safe for users and how […]
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The Thai public will soon be able to use ‘Abdul,’ a Thai language generative AI platform, developed by NECTEC, set for release by the end of the year. Abdul has been in development for nearly two decades. We spoke with the developers to find out how they make the AI safe for users and how the safeguards work.
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27 July 27 2024Videohttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338111 - South Korea expresses regret after its athletes introduced as North Korea at opening ceremony
South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organisers the mistake will not happen again. As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced them as the “Democratic People’s […]
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South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organisers the mistake will not happen again.
As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced them as the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” – the official name of North Korea – in French and English.
The announcer used the same introduction when the North Korean delegation passed.
South Korea’s vice minister for sports and culture, Jang Mi-ran, who was in Paris, had requested a meeting with International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach, the ministry said in a statement.
“We express regret that the country was introduced as North Korea at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games when the athletes of the Republic of Korea were entering,” it said.
South Korea’s National Olympic Committee immediately referred the incident to the Games’ organisers and requested that the error will not be repeated.
South Korea’s delegation includes 143 athletes competing in 21 events. North Korea, which is returning to the Games for the first time since Rio 2016, has sent 16 athletes.
by Reuters//Photo: Athletes of South Korea aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.
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27 July 27 2024Olympic Games Paris 2024https://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338105 - Five more nations accede to TAC
Vientiane – Five additional countries will accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), a well-known regional conduct for peace and prosperity, this year, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith said yesterday. He announced at the opening session of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting that, under its chairmanship, Finland, Spain, […]
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Vientiane – Five additional countries will accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), a well-known regional conduct for peace and prosperity, this year, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith said yesterday.
He announced at the opening session of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting that, under its chairmanship, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg, and Mexico will join Algeria in signing the 1976 treaty.
The TAC enshrines principles of non-interference, non-use of force, and consensus in decision-making, among others.
There has been a surge in accessions to the TAC over the past 15 years.
Between 2010 and 2024, the 46-year-old treaty gained 34 additional signatories. Today, 59 countries from various geographical regions have joined the TAC.
Only at the end of 1987 did the TAC allow non-ASEAN members to sign the treaty. China was the first major country to accede to the TAC, followed by India in 2003, the US in 2009, and the EU in 2012.
Recently, Indonesia hosted a meeting of the High Council at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, with members who have acceded to the TAC, to reaffirm its principles and promote peace and stability in the region and beyond.
The meeting also emphasized the importance of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, and cooperation among ASEAN members and dialogue partners.
ASEAN aims to further promote these values.
by Thai PBS World/Photo: Laos’ Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith (C) speaks during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ plenary session meeting in Vientiane on July 25.//AFP
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27 July 27 2024ASEANhttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338099 - Thaksin’s political manoeuvres: Golf, alliances and powerplays
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is back in the media spotlight, rebuilding his status as a key player in Thai politics. The former premier is due to complete his one-year sentence on August 22, after which he is expected to be even more open about his political manoeuvres given there will be no legal consequences. […]
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Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is back in the media spotlight, rebuilding his status as a key player in Thai politics.
The former premier is due to complete his one-year sentence on August 22, after which he is expected to be even more open about his political manoeuvres given there will be no legal consequences.
Since his release on parole in February, Thaksin has spoken to the media, given interviews and even made political comments confirming his influence over the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
Shortly after being paroled, he hosted Cambodia’s still-influential former strongman Hun Sen at his Bangkok mansion, Ban Chan Song La.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin called on him a few days later.
Thaksin also travelled across the country, stopping off at old strongholds to meet his political allies and supporters.
Thaksin, who turned 75 on Friday (July 26), is the coalition-leading Pheu Thai Party’s patriarch. Many even see him as its de-facto leader, though that post officially belongs to his 37-year-old daughter, Paetongtarn.
His latest political encounter was on July 20, when he was spotted playing golf with Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul, who doubles as interior minister and deputy prime minister.
The location was a resort in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Khao Yai owned by Anutin’s family.
Joining them was multibillionaire Sarath Ratanavadi, CEO of one of the country’s top electricity producers, Gulf Energy Development Plc, along with senior bureaucrats and other business leaders.
Several senior journalists speculated a deal was struck during the golf game to settle differences between Bhumjaithai and Pheu Thai, including the Public Health Ministry’s plan to recriminalise cannabis as a narcotic.
Bhumjaithai, a key coalition partner, is strongly opposed to the plan since it was behind the drive to decriminalise marijuana during the previous government’s tenure.
Thaksin, however, denied the existence of what the media is now calling the “Khao Yai Pact”, saying only that the golf game was meant to restore unity and settle differences the politicians may have.
Solidifying political power
Analysts, however, reckon that Thaksin is cementing his political power by leveraging his influence over the Pheu Thai-led government while “coming to an understanding” with other key players.
Olarn Thinbangtieo, a lecturer at Burapha University’s Faculty of Political Science and Law, believes the golf game was actually a meeting of three key groups – Pheu Thai led by Thaksin, the conservative “old power clique” represented by Anutin, and tycoons with political links such as Sarath.
“This meeting could have slipped by without notice if they wanted. The fact that it made headlines may mean they are up to something,” the analyst said.
He pointed out that Anutin’s party is not just the second largest in the ruling coalition, but is also believed to be closely linked to a majority of senators in the newly elected upper House.
The new Senate speaker and his two deputies, who won the vote with overwhelming majorities, reportedly have close ties with Bhumjaithai or its key figures.
Olarn also said that Thaksin is likely concerned over the growing uncertainty surrounding the future of Srettha’s government.
The Constitutional Court is scheduled to issue a verdict on August 14 on whether Srettha violated the charter by appointing former lawyer Pichit Chuenban as a PM’s Office minister despite his prison record.
The charter requires government ministers to have “evident integrity” and high ethical standards.
In 2008, Pichit was hit with a six-month term for trying to bribe Supreme Court officials.
He was representing Thaksin in a conflict of interest case at that time.
Olarn said the Khao Yai golf game may also have been a ploy by Thaksin to display his political might and frighten the thorn in his side, General Prawit Wongsuwan, leader of the coalition Palang Pracharath Party.
If the charter court decides to remove Srettha from office and a new coalition needs to be formed, it is widely expected that Prawit will challenge Pheu Thai for the PM’s post by allying with Bhumjaithai.
“Thaksin needs to keep the PM’s seat in Pheu Thai’s hands, even if that means taking the risk of backing his young daughter Paetongtarn as Srettha’s successor,” the analyst said.
He added that Pheu Thai’s popularity is in decline, with both Paetongtarn and Srettha also failing to impress voters.
Pheu Thai returned to power in last year’s election after its government was overthrown in the military coup of 2014.
Bhumjaithai kingmaker?
For Olarn, Bhumjaithai is a key factor in the current political equation. If the party decides to back Prawit as the next premier, the resulting alliance will have an edge over Pheu Thai.
The analyst said the Khao Yai game was meant to show that Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai are still close.
In the 500-member House of Representatives, Bhumjaithai has 71 seats and Palang Pracharath 40.
Thaksin is worried that if the core opposition party, Move Forward, is disbanded in an upcoming court case, some of its MPs may decide to defect to other parties like Bhumjaithai and Palang Pracharath instead of joining the selected “substitution party”.
If Move Forward is dissolved, a future alliance between Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath and their allies from the previous government, could leave Pheu Thai powerless on the opposition bench, the analyst said.
The Constitutional Court is scheduled to issue a verdict on August 7 over allegations that Move Forward violated the charter by undermining the monarchy with moves to amend the lese majeste law.
Olarn pointed out that shortly after the golf game, Srettha suggested that the Public Health Ministry regulate the use of marijuana instead of relisting it as a narcotic.
The analyst suspects this policy U-turn came in exchange for a promise from Bhumjaithai that it would support Pheu Thai’s controversial 10,000-baht digital handout scheme, which is expected to cost the state at least 450 billion baht.
Move for total control
Olarn said Thaksin does not need to wait until his sentence comes to an end on August 22 to make bold political moves, as he seems to already have significant influence over the government, the opposition and even the justice system.
The analyst said PM Srettha and Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin – both from Pheu Thai – had changed their stance on relisting marijuana soon after Thaksin played golf with Anutin.
Olarn also believes that core opposition party Move Forward could have done better at scrutinising the government if Thanathorn Jungrungruangkit did not have close ties with Thaksin.
Thanathorn is believed to retain influence over Move Forward after founding and leading its predecessor, Future Forward, which was dissolved in 2020.
Olarn also said that the fact that Thaksin served the first six months of his term in a comfortable suite at the Police General Hospital was an indicator of his influence over Thailand’s judiciary.
“Thaksin is the most influential player in Thai politics,” he said.
“After August, he will have true control – something that has been rare [for one person] over the past decade. Thaksin is a monster created by the old power clique, and from now, he will work as their protector.”
The analyst is convinced that Thaksin has set his sights on ruling the country from behind the scenes, much like his friend Hun Sen is believed to have done in Cambodia since his son, Hun Manet, took over as leader.
“Thaksin is a person who cannot lose. He wants to win in every game and is always looking for total control,” Olarn said.
By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk
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27 July 27 2024Analysishttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338096 - Thailand to offer investment incentives for makers of hybrid vehicles
Regional auto making hub Thailand will introduce investment incentives for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, its Board of Investment (BOI) said on Friday, with excise taxes for hybrids to be lowered from 2028 to 2032. Thailand has for decades been a regional centre for auto production and an export base for some of the world’s top […]
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Regional auto making hub Thailand will introduce investment incentives for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, its Board of Investment (BOI) said on Friday, with excise taxes for hybrids to be lowered from 2028 to 2032.
Thailand has for decades been a regional centre for auto production and an export base for some of the world’s top carmakers, including Toyota, and Honda.
Recent investments from Chinese electric vehicle makers like BYD, and Great Wall Motor, has shaken up the industry and Thailand has been active in offering incentives to court more firms.
“This is an important technology in the transition to electric vehicles,” BOI secretary-general Narit Therdsteerasukdi said of hybrid models.
“Thailand has the capacity to be a key producer of hybrid vehicles … and supporting hybrid production will preserve auto parts manufacturing,” he said, adding the measures are expected to draw in 50 billion baht ($1.39 billion) worth of investments.
Excise taxes will be lowered in five years for hybrid vehicles makers that invest at least 3 billion baht in the next four years and include the use of local parts, the BOI said.
Vehicles will also need to have advanced driver-assistance systems to qualify.
Seven automakers are currently receiving benefits from incentives offered by the BOI, Narit said, four of those from Japan and three from China.
by Reuters//Photo: General view of the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25: Reuters
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27 July 27 2024Business & Economyhttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338093 - Flotilla on Seine, rain and Celine Dion mark start of Paris Olympics
Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song. France’s three-time Olympic gold medallists Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner then […]
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Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song.
France’s three-time Olympic gold medallists Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner then lit the Olympic cauldron, suspended on a hot-air balloon, before Canada’s Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf’s “Hymn to Love”, in her first public performance in years, drawing huge cheers from the crowd.
The 30-metre (98 ft) high balloon carrying a 7-metre diametre ring of fire took to the air and was hovering dozens of metres above the ground.
It will be in the air from sunset until 2 am local time every day, organisers said.
“We are so proud of this show, I’m so proud that sport and culture were celebrated in such a fantastic manner tonight, it was a first and the result was fantastic despite the rain,” Paris 2024 organising president Tony Estanguet told reporters.
A fleet of barges took the competitors on a 6 km-stretch of the river alongside some of the French capital’s most famous landmarks, as performers recreated some of the sports to be showcased in the Games on floating platforms.
It was the first time that an opening ceremony has taken place outside a stadium, adding to the headaches for a vast security operation, just hours after a sabotage attack on the high-speed TGV rail network caused travel chaos across France.
“I invite everybody: dream with us. Like the Olympic athletes, be inspired with the joy that only sport can give us. Let us celebrate this Olympic spirit of living in peace,” International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach said as the ceremony came to an end at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
More than 10,500 athletes will compete at the Olympics, 100 years since Paris last staged the Games. Competition started on Wednesday and the first of the 329 gold medals will be awarded on Saturday.
As the show started four hours earlier, a giant plume of blue, white and red smoke, resembling the French flag, was sent high above a bridge over the Seine as part of a show that included many postcard-like depictions of France, including a huge cancan line performed by Moulin Rouge dancers on the banks.
A more modern image of the country was on display when French-Malian pop star Aya Nakamura, the most-listened to French female singer in the world, sang some of her biggest hits, accompanied by the French Republican Guard’s army choir.
Nakamura’s performance drew some of the ceremony’s biggest cheers. Rumours of her inclusion had sparked a row over French identity, with supporters saying she represented the vibrancy of modern-day France while her detractors said her music owes more to foreign influences than French.
POURING RAIN
While the celebration of French culture, fashion and history was warmly cheered by many of the 300,000 spectators lining the river, hundreds were seen leaving early as the rain fell.
“It was good other than the rain, it was nice, it was different, instead of being in a stadium being on the river, so that’s always a good thing – interesting, unique,” said Avid Pureval, 34, who came to the Games from Ohio.
“Once you’re wet, it’s fine,” he said. Still, he was heading back to his hotel after the French boat passed, long before the ceremony ended.
“It would have been better with sun,” said Josephine, from Paris, sitting beside her 9-year-old daughter and who paid 1,600 euros ($1,736) for her seat.
With many world leaders and VIPs present, the ceremony was protected by snipers on rooftops. The Seine’s riverbed was swept for bombs, and Paris’ airspace was closed.
Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers were deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the ceremony. Armed police patrolled along the river in inflatable boats as the armada made its passage along the Seine.
WELCOMED IN TAHITI
A mix of French and international stars, including soccer great Zinedine Zidane, 14-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal, 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and three paralympic athletes were among the last torchbearers before the cauldron was lit.
It will blaze until the closing ceremony on Aug. 11.
At the start of the parade, applause erupted for the Greek boat – the first delegation, by tradition – and there were even bigger cheers for the boat that followed, carrying the refugees’ team. The French, U.S. and Ukrainian delegations also got loud cheers.
The two most decorated athletes in the Games’ history, Michael Phelps and Martin Fourcade, unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals.
At one point, there was a live crossover to the early morning welcome ceremony at the surfing venue, 16,000 km away in the Pacific island of Tahiti.
ISRAEL DELEGATION
France is at its highest level of security, though officials have repeatedly said there was no specific threat to the opening ceremony or the Games.
But since the last Games – the Winter Olympics held in Beijing in 2022 – wars have erupted in Ukraine and Gaza, providing a tense international backdrop.
Israeli competitors are being escorted by elite tactical units to and from events and are given 24-hour protection throughout the Olympics due to the war in Gaza, officials say.
The Israel delegation got some boos, but also a lot of cheers, as it sailed by spectators, Reuters reporters saw. Chants of “Palestine! Palestine! Palestine!” rose from the crowd as the boat passed.
Macron, who won a second mandate two years ago, had hoped the Olympics would cement his legacy. But his failed bet on a snap legislative election has weakened him and cast a shadow over his moment on the international stage.
By Reuters//Photo: Athletes in the delegation of Thailand aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. //AFP
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27 July 27 2024Highlighthttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338089 - Thaksin, at 75, says he is too old to be PM again
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today he is too old to become prime minister again, but he may advise his daughter, Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn, in a private capacity. The former prime minister, who will complete his parole on August 22, celebrated his 75th birthday at his Ban Chan Song La residence today […]
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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today he is too old to become prime minister again, but he may advise his daughter, Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn, in a private capacity.
The former prime minister, who will complete his parole on August 22, celebrated his 75th birthday at his Ban Chan Song La residence today with his family members, other relatives, close friends and some key members of the Pheu Thai party.
Thaksin said he does not expect to be given any political post after the completion of his parole and will continue to receive a 700 baht monthly subsidy for the elderly from the government.
The former prime minister also said he is not worried about the prospect that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may lose his job in a Constitutional Court decision, which it is scheduled to deliver on August 14 over his appointment of Pichit Chuenban as PM Office Minister.
He said that the prime minister appointed Pichit in good faith and would be able to explain as such to the court.
Among the key party members who attended his birthday celebration today were Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Pheu Thai Secretary-General Sorawong Thienthong, Pheu Thai deputy leader Chusak Sirinil and Deputy Interior Minister Kriang Kaltinan.
Prime Minister Srettha was not present today because he was on an official trip to Nakhon Phanom province.
A pre-birthday celebration was also held yesterday at a hotel in Soi Rangnam in Bangkok’s Phaya Thai district, to which only close friends and colleagues were invited.
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26 July 26 2024Politicshttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338079 - Police close online gambling networks in Bangkok and Songkhla
Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police have shut down two online gambling networks and seized about Bt200 million in assets, including five luxury cars, two luxury wristwatches, Bt8 million in cash, 25 land title deeds and several bank books, in coordinated raids in Bangkok and Songkhla province. Pol Lt-Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha, commissioner of the CCIB, […]
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Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police have shut down two online gambling networks and seized about Bt200 million in assets, including five luxury cars, two luxury wristwatches, Bt8 million in cash, 25 land title deeds and several bank books, in coordinated raids in Bangkok and Songkhla province.
Pol Lt-Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha, commissioner of the CCIB, told a press conference today that the two networks, which were being operated by the same group of people, had about 50,000 subscribers and took about Bt480 million in bets each year.
Thirteen people have been arrested, including a website administrator, three website owners, nine employees and “mule” account owners.
He said that the two networks had been operating for about five years.
All the suspects will face multiple charges, including money laundering and being engaged in illegal gambling activities.
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26 July 26 2024Around Thailandhttps://www.thaipbsworld.com/?p=338076