AOC freezes 2.5k scam accounts
Fraud: More than 2,500 bank accounts were frozen for being linked to call-centre scams in the first two weeks of operations by the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC), according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
The AOC, launched on Nov 1 as part of stepped-up government efforts to tackle call centre scams, received 38,564 calls from victims in the first two weeks and froze 2,671 accounts for being linked to fraudulent activities.
On average, these bank accounts were frozen within 15 minutes of the centre receiving a complaint, said Mr Chai.
The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry early this week expanded the AOC's capacity to handle a higher volume of calls after the number of calls increased sharply after the first few days of operations, he said.
Kurau fish farming boom
maritime: The Fisheries Department will ramp up farming efforts to increase the number of Kurau fish to meet consumer demand.
Bancha Sukkaew, deputy director-general of the Fisheries Department, yesterday said Kurau fish -- part of the Polynemidae family -- have been named as geographical indication (GI) products in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat.
The department will farm Kurau fingerlings until they grow to a size where they can be released into the Tak Bai River.
This is all part of efforts to spur the local community's economy as per the policy of Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow.
Kurau products can be sold at high prices ranging from 1,300 baht to 1,600 baht per kilogramme and distributed both internationally and domestically.
Satellites to be put to carbon use
Environment: The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) will push climate policies using satellite technologies to detect carbon sequestration.
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency director Pakorn Apaphant said at the CEOS plenary this week that the committee has mobilised carbon emission policies to mitigate climate change effects.
The CEOS has applied satellite data to detect carbon sequestration to analyse solutions for climate change, a mission guided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, he said. The CEOS has also pushed its network to mobilise the new space economy supported by satellite technologies.