The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has stepped up efforts to prevent homeless people from being lured into opening “mule accounts” following reports that brokers are paying 500–5,000 baht to use their identities.

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has launched an advanced surveillance system using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and apprehend criminals quickly and accurately. Pol Maj Gen Sarut Kwaengsopha, CIB Deputy Commissioner, said technology once seen as science fiction is now a powerful tool for public safety.