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Crime Vietnamese Man Arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for Using Fake Documents to Work Illegally
Picture courtesy of Kaoded. Immigration officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport have arrested a 22-year-old Vietnamese national attempting to leave Thailand using forged immigration documents and stamps, in a case that underscores ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal employment and document fraud. Pol. Maj. Gen. Choengron Rimpadee, Commander of Immigration Division 2, confirmed the arrest of Mr. Quoc, who was apprehended while preparing to board Vietnam Airlines flight VN616 back to Vietnam. Mr. Quoc had approached the immigration counter to apply for re-entry, intending to return to Thailand for work, but officers became suspicious of the employment permit stamps in his passport. Upon inspection, authorities discovered irregularities in the payment receipt and the employment endorsement stamp allegedly issued by Trat Immigration Office, authorising Mr. Quoc to work under Thailand’s three-nationality labour programme. A further investigation by the Division 2 Investigation and Suppression Sub-Division, confirmed that the documents were counterfeit. During initial questioning, Mr. Quoc confessed to illegally working in Thailand using forged documents. He admitted to hiring an agent who created fake immigration stamps for a NON L-A work visa, a category not legally applicable in his case. The agent reportedly operated via a well-known online platform, where Mr. Quoc submitted his passport for forgery services. As a result, immigration officials have charged Mr. Quoc with “forging or using forged official stamps or seals of public organisations or government officers” and “forging and using forged government documents.” He was handed over to the investigating officers at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station for legal proceedings. Pol. Maj. Gen. Choengron highlighted that the arrest reflects the strict policy of Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonyalak, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, aimed at suppressing illegal employment and the use of fraudulent documents. He added that immigration officers are carrying out thorough checks at all stages to safeguard national security and maintain order at border entry points. Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-06-30 -
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Report Sister of 'Joe Ferrari’ Urges Probe into Mysterious Prison Death
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Crime Russian Journalist Kidnapped and Ransomed in Pattaya Ordeal
My wife told me, if I get a mia noi in Thailand, tell her that any money I receive in my retirement, stops as soon as I am dead! -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 30 June 2025
Mother Carrying Baby, Killed by Taxi on Zebra Crossing in Pathum Thani Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A 34-year-old Laotian woman was killed and her five-month-old baby injured after they were struck by a taxi while crossing a pedestrian crossing on Lam Luk Ka Road on the night of 28 June. The incident occurred near Soi Lam Luk Ka 69, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1365181-mother-carrying-baby-killed-by-taxi-on-zebra-crossing-in-pathum-thani/ -
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Middle East ChatGPT Blocks Iranian Influence Campaign Exploiting Scottish Independence Debate
ChatGPT Blocks Iranian Influence Campaign Exploiting Scottish Independence Debate A covert Iranian influence operation using artificial intelligence to stoke division in the UK and US has been disrupted by OpenAI. The company behind ChatGPT confirmed that it had cut off access to its tools for a network of propagandists operating under the alias "Storm-2035," which had been generating persuasive political posts in English and Spanish using prompts written in Persian. According to OpenAI’s June threat report, the Storm-2035 network was likely controlled by Iranian operatives posing as ordinary citizens from the UK, US, Ireland, and Venezuela. These accounts sought to inflame already contentious political issues, with a particular focus on Scottish independence and Irish unification. The campaign aimed to deepen divisions by aligning these causes with support for the Iranian regime, raising concerns about foreign manipulation of Western political discourse. The crackdown came amid claims that a sudden disappearance of pro-independence social media accounts followed Israeli strikes on Tehran earlier this month. During a heated exchange in the Scottish Parliament, Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser challenged SNP cabinet secretary Angus Robertson about the potential foreign backing of the independence movement. “Are you concerned that your central policy objective is being actively backed by the terrorist state of Iran, as part of its campaign to weaken this United Kingdom?” Fraser asked. Robertson responded sharply, cautioning against political smearing. “Fraser should be very careful about seeking to smear people in this country who believe that this country should be a sovereign state,” he said. Despite the OpenAI intervention, some fake accounts linked to the Storm-2035 operation remain active. These accounts continue to promote pro-independence messages while praising the Iranian government. One such post, from a user with a stereotypical Scottish name and a generic avatar, declared: “The Iranian people triumphed through unity and resilience against two nuclear superpowers. Why shouldn’t we follow their example to win our independence from the British monarchy?” Cybersecurity experts have long warned that state-sponsored disinformation networks often focus on wedge issues to attract followers and later introduce unrelated political narratives. The sudden appearance of pro-Tehran content among Scottish nationalist accounts, which rarely express interest in Middle Eastern geopolitics, appears to be an effort to blend unrelated ideologies for propaganda purposes. The Storm-2035 campaign did not restrict itself to Scotland. OpenAI’s investigation found that the network also pushed narratives supporting Irish unity, Palestinian statehood, and Latino rights in the US, while echoing Iranian propaganda. These accounts typically displayed suspicious behavior, including following hundreds of users while having few followers, and using profile pictures lifted from websites like Pinterest — often showing young women with their faces obscured by phones. In its report, OpenAI stated: “The threat actor was prompting ChatGPT in Persian and generating batches of short comments in English and Spanish. The short comments were then posted on X by a series of likely inauthentic accounts that posed as residents of the target countries.” It noted the growing difficulty of distinguishing real from fake users online, particularly when large language models like ChatGPT are exploited to create content that sounds convincingly native. By blocking Storm-2035’s access, OpenAI hopes to reduce the spread of this type of AI-assisted disinformation. While artificial intelligence can help users communicate across languages and cultures, its misuse by hostile states remains a growing challenge for tech firms, governments, and civil society alike. Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Times 2025-06-30
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