Police ordered to probe “hidden political agendas” after SIM card arrests

[snoop1130]

Police ordered to probe “hidden political agendas” after SIM card arrests

By The Nation

 

 

The prime minister has ordered police to extend their investigation following the arrest of three Chinese illegals who were offering “likes” and page views in exchange for money, to determine whether there was any hidden political or business agenda.

 

Three Chinese nationals were arrested on Sunday in the eastern border province of Sa Kaew. They were found in possession of hundreds of mobile phones and more than 300,000 SIM cards.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wanted police to find out whether gangs like this were used for political purposes, such as inciting the public or insulting the monarchy, in addition to business or illegal dealings, according to government spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Tuesday.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30317976

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-6-13

[NCC1701A]

"...to determine whether there was any hidden political or business agenda."

 

no, Chinese men just like cellphones and travel with them everywhere they go. just like some Chinese woman like shoes. 300,000 SIM cards is about average.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2017 by NCC1701A

[NCC1701A]

"Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wanted police to find out whether gangs like this were used for political purposes..."

 

and how he could setup his own "like" farm.

[BigBadGeordie]

He would be so proud.

 

[Raymonddiaz]

he always want to find a way for stupid people to forget the most important things and to focus on trivial things. Good job dear leader!

[webfact]

Prayut orders probe into ‘ploy to manipulate Facebook likes’
By The Nation

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered police to extend their investigation after three Chinese men working illegally in Thailand were arrested for a scheme to boost “likes” and page views on Chinese social media pages to determine if there was a hidden political or business agenda behind such crimes.

 

The three Chinese nationals who were arrested on Sunday in the eastern border province of Sa Kaew were found in possession of hundreds of mobile phones and more than 300,000 SIM cards.

 

The prime minister wanted police to find out whether people were using similar methods for political purposes, such as inciting the public or insulting the monarchy, in addition to commercial or other illegal activity, government spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

 

Prayut also said that he did not expect 6 million people to show support by following him on social media. He seemed to be referring to his predecessor and former boss Yingluck Shinawatra, whose Facebook page recently reached 6 million followers.

 

The premier, speaking at Government House after the weekly Cabinet meeting, said the number of “likes” and followers in social media could be distorted as it was something money could buy, citing the arrest of the Chinese men.

 

“You don’t have to like me [on Facebook]. I don’t believe in that. It’s something money can buy. Technology has gone so far. We cannot just give importance to online media perception,” Prayut said. On Sunday, Yingluck announced that her Facebook followers had reached 6 |million and thanked people for their support.

 

“Thank you all for the 6 million likes. Thank you for your support of me over the past seven years. This is a valuable present for my birthday this year, at a time when I need moral support to give me strength,” she said. 

 

In a related development, police will ask telecom operators how the Chinese men could acquire hundreds of thousand of SIM cards that allowed them to conduct shady social-media operations.

 

Hundreds of thousands of SIM cards found

 

“Found in their possession were hundreds of iPhones and hundreds of thousand of SIM cards,” Aranyaprathet Police Station’s superintendent Pol Colonel Wassaphan Sirikulkamomcha said yesterday. 

 

He added that the suspects had said they ran their operation in Thailand because China allowed only one SIM card for each ID card.

 

“They said the Internet and SIM cards also cost much more in China,” Wassaphan said. 

 

Wang Dong, 33, Niu Bang, 25, and Ni Wenjin, 32, admitted that their operations were based on WeChat – a popular social media platform in China – and targeted Chinese products. 

 

The three suspects are now in detention at Sa Kaew Court, facing charges of working without permits and possessing smuggled cell phones. 

 

Police said there was no evidence that |the men’s operation was involved national security. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30317995

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-14

[Chang_paarp]

Does the word paranoia mean anything to you?

 

The Chinese were gaming the "like" thing on Facebook for profit. They were using a place with noted laxity in regulations and enforcement. 

[Thechook]

Prayuth really needs some serious psychological help.  A bear takes a dump in the woods and he thinks it's a political plot.  Paranoid beyond all belief and this makes him extremely unstable and dangerous.  He needs to take a chill pill and not freak out at every falling leaf.

[wakeupplease]

18 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Prayuth really needs some serious psychological help.  A bear takes a dump in the woods and he thinks it's a political plot.  Paranoid beyond all belief and this makes him extremely unstable and dangerous.  He needs to take a chill pill and not freak out at every falling leaf.

He is a dump ass and knows nothing about the web except he is S>>> scared of the Likes nutter

[macgver]

If want to use Facebook to tick the "MOOD", you don't need to have mobile phone. Just the notebook and the application to tick the "MOOD" from difference users. Not logic at all. 

[ksamuiguy]

SIM card security is very tight. Only possibility I can think of would be duplicate SIM card.

So you could have the same number on several phones. Depending on the system Thailand is using, the carriers computers should detect the device serial number as it was registered if a discrepancy is should shut down the service. Sound like a scam to sell "Burn Phones" even that would take a lot of sanctification and monitoring, possibilities endless with rouge service providers on the web.