Bangkok, Oct. 23 -- Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has tightened measures regarding text messages sent from other countries in its efforts to curb fraud.

According to NBTC commissioner Pol Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn, the move is in response to scam SMS messages originating from overseas.

While the number of scam calls has declined, the number of inbound scam text messages has increased since the beginning of last month, with over 1 million of them a day having been blocked.

Recently, the NBTC subcommittee on enforcing the law suppressing technology crime held a meeting with related authorities concerning its ongoing implementation of the measures aimed at preventing online crime.

The meeting...