Bangkok, Oct. 21 -- Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) to strengthen coordination across agencies to combat online scams and call centre fraud.

At ISOC's first board meeting on October 20 in Bangkok, Anutin called for tougher defences against scammers, improved real-time intelligence sharing, and closer cross-border cooperation to prevent Thailand from being used as a base or transit point for cybercriminals.

The meeting also approved strategic plans for ISOC's operations in the south, including counter-narcotics, counterterrorism, and scam suppression, government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said.

Thai Army spokesman Major General Thammanoon Maisonti said the prime...