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B1m/day fine for mobile operators failing to act against call scamming

Thai and Cambodian police raid a call-scam centre in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, in March. The centre was staffed by Thais but said to be owned by Chinese. (Police photo)

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has set a daily fine of 1 million baht for any mobile phone operator that fails to support government efforts to suppress the rampant scourge of call centre scams.

The commissioners agreed on Wednesday that mobile phone operators must comply with the NBTC's regulations on proof of identity, and set the level of the fine, the NBTC said in a public statement.

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