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Thailand coordinates with UNODC to seek more information on online scams in Cambodia
Thailand coordinates with UNODC to seek more information on online scams in Cambodia
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025
Thailand coordinates with UNODC and Amnesty International to tackle online scams from Cambodia and step up crackdowns on call-centre gangs.Thai police to pursue legal action against Hun Sen-linked company over call centre gang ties
Thai police to pursue legal action against Hun Sen-linked company over call centre gang ties
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025
Thai police lack sufficient evidence to prosecute Hun Sen-linked Huione Group, despite UN findings linking it to online gambling and call centre gangs.Cyberfraud in the Mekong reaches inflexion point, UNODC reveals
Cyberfraud in the Mekong reaches inflexion point, UNODC reveals
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025
Bangkok (Thailand), 21 April 2025 - Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are hedging beyond the region as pressure to crack them down increases, a new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows. Amidst heightened awareness and enforcement action, Asian crime syndicates are expanding operations deeper into many of the most remote, vulnerable, underprepared parts of the region — and beyond.Myanmar remains top opium-producing region in 2024, UNODC reports
Myanmar remains top opium-producing region in 2024, UNODC reports
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced that Shan State remains the leading opium-producing region in Myanmar in 2024. Myanmar is now the world’s largest source of opium, UN says
Myanmar is now the world’s largest source of opium, UN says
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023
Myanmar has become the world’s largest source of opium, due to domestic instability and a decline in cultivation in Afghanistan, the United Nations said in a report on Dec 12.Asean, China, and UNODC agree to address criminal scams in Southeast Asia
Asean, China, and UNODC agree to address criminal scams in Southeast Asia
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Senior officials from Asean, China and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have agreed to address transnational organized crime and trafficking in persons associated with casinos and scams.Hand-held lasers the latest weapon in Thailand’s war on drugs
Hand-held lasers the latest weapon in Thailand’s war on drugs
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Thailand was armed with a powerful new weapon for its war on drugs on Wednesday, when Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin took delivery of handheld narcotics analysers from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).Bangkok hosts borderless youth conference
Bangkok hosts borderless youth conference
THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2019
“Design Across Borders” is a technology developed to lay the seeds of empathy and understanding, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. SPECIAL REPORT:Wildlife trafficking: a global scourge
SPECIAL REPORT:Wildlife trafficking: a global scourge
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
Law enforcement and prosecution seen improved over the years, but still one step behind trafficking.New UNODC Report Sheds Light on the Phenomenon of Human Trafficking into Thailand
New UNODC Report Sheds Light on the Phenomenon of Human Trafficking into Thailand
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
Bangkok (Thailand), 10 August 2017 – To tackle human trafficking from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar into Thailand, governments must first better understand it as part of the broader phenomenon of irregular migration from those three countries, according to a new report launched today by UNODC and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ). 