Former prominent US news anchor Alex Delgado has revealed her harrowing experience after falling victim to scammers who impersonated the Robinhood investment app in a fake SMS scheme, resulting in losses of approximately $72,000 USD or about 2.3 million baht.

The incident occurred in March when Delgado received an alert message warning that her Robinhood account had unusual activity and instructing her to call a provided number. When she called back, the person on the line claimed to be a fraud prevention officer and told her that someone from Asia had attempted to access her investment account via an Android phone. They convinced her to urgently transfer her funds to another account temporarily for security purposes. Over two days, Delgado followed their instructions, but after completing the transfers, she discovered all her money had been drained from her account with no possibility of recovery, even after contacting Robinhood through official channels and reporting the incident to authorities.

Delgado commented on her experience: "If this could happen to me, even after covering stories like this for years, it can happen to anyone. Don't trust people so easily."

Fresno Police Detective Timothy Johnson has warned the public to watch for common fraud red flags, particularly scammers creating artificial urgency, pressuring victims not to hang up, and sending messages and emails that appear to come from legitimate financial institutions. Johnson emphasized that modern scammers are using increasingly sophisticated techniques, and people should always verify information through official company channels before transferring money or sharing personal information.

Cyber police arrested Jaruwat Prib Wai, a prominent football commentator known as "Wao", at a condominium in central Bangkok for livestreaming football analysis and inviting people to gamble online. He admitted to receiving 50,000 baht per month in compensation. On July 7, 2569, Lt. Gen. Surpol Prembut, commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, led investigation officers with criminal court search warrant 489/2569 dated July 6 to search a condominium room in Samsen Nok sub-district, Huay Kwang district, before arresting Mr. Jaruwat Prib Wai, 44 years old, and seizing a notebook computer and iPad.

The cyber investigation unit discovered a TikTok account named "Jeaelooknang Wao77Daow" with over 5,329 followers and clips receiving up to 14,800 likes. The account featured videos and livestreams where he posed as an expert analyst, providing precise football match predictions and betting outcomes. Once he built a fan following, he would promote online gambling platforms via Line ID and websites. Investigation found the Line group linked to two major online gambling websites (ufafat11.com and member2.ufa747.farm), encouraging members to register with promotional incentives. New members depositing 300 to 2,000 baht received complimentary sports merchandise including shirts, bags, water glasses, and caps.

During the search, Jaruwat was resting after livestreaming the World Cup Round of 16 match between the United States and Belgium. Upon questioning, he confessed to being hired for 50,000 baht monthly and had worked for two months. Authorities initially charged him with unlicensed gambling promotion and violations of the Gambling Act, with the case forwarded to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau for further legal proceedings.

At a parliamentary committee meeting on July 7, 2025 to consider the 2570 fiscal year budget bill, Wan Muhammad Nor Mata of the Prachahat Party criticized the Internal Security Command (ISOC), stating its operations clearly duplicate work done by other agencies and should be abolished. He noted that the agency had minimal functions before 2006 but expanded significantly after the coup, with redundant mandates overlapping with the National Security Council and Royal Thai Police.

Nor questioned whether ISOC's billions in annual spending over many years represents good value, given limited tangible achievements. He argued that the only recent notable action was the shooting of MPs months earlier, and questioned whether such operations are even ISOC's responsibility. "If we talk about accomplishments, there's only one thing—shooting MPs," he said, noting that ISOC vehicles, weapons, and personnel are now involved in court cases.

Nor proposed reallocating ISOC's budget to help impoverished citizens rather than maintaining redundant structures. He called on the National Security Council secretary-general to audit ISOC's spending and personnel numbers since 2006, evaluate actual benefits against costs, and determine whether other agencies could perform ISOC's functions. "If it's unnecessary, don't hesitate to cut it," he urged, arguing the savings should benefit the poor.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairongpiphat Pivatphan, national police spokesman, inspected traffic enforcement checkpoints in Phetchaburi province on July 7, 2026 to monitor compliance with police directives.

He stated that all checkpoints must receive approval from provincial police commanders and be evaluated for appropriateness without causing excessive disruption to traffic or public inconvenience.

Standard checkpoints must be divided into five operational zones with advance warning signs, checkpoint commander identification, approving officer details, complaint hotline numbers, and QR codes for public performance evaluation. All officers must wear body cameras, and checkpoint surveillance footage must be retained for at least 20 days for retrospective review.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairongpiphat clarified that checkpoints exist to prevent and suppress crime, intercept dangerous incidents, and reduce drunk-driving accidents—not to create public hardship. He acknowledged that some officers may occasionally misbehave but assured wrongdoers will face both disciplinary and criminal prosecution.

Regarding social media posts sharing checkpoint locations, he noted that safety awareness campaigns are acceptable, but deliberately helping offenders evade checkpoints may constitute supporting illegal activity.

He advised the public to verify checkpoints display complete information, require officers to identify themselves and explain inspection reasons, and demand courteous conduct. Complaints can be filed via numbers posted at checkpoints, QR code scanning, or the 24-hour hotline 1599.

The National Police Commander has issued two directives requiring all supervisory levels to randomly inspect checkpoint operations. The Internal Affairs Department conducts additional oversight and reports monthly findings to ensure compliance and prompt correction of deficiencies.

On July 7, Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning advanced its lifelong learning mission to promote national development through the Young Public and Private Collaboration (YPC) project in Tak Province. The initiative aims to equip emerging leaders with artificial intelligence skills combined with empirical data analysis and multi-sector participation to co-design strategic plans and development approaches aligned with provincial context and actionable on the ground.

The project serves as an integration platform for collaboration among government, private sector, education, and networks of young professionals in Tak Province. Participants jointly analyzed regional strengths and challenges including border trade, high-value agriculture, tourism, local goods and resources, as well as quality of life and long-term urban development before collectively determining development directions based on real data and stakeholder input.

Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning designed the learning process and transferred knowledge on AI application to support data discovery, analysis, and synthesis for strategic planning. The focus emphasized using technology as a tool to enhance decision-making efficiency while maintaining human verification and data validation, ensuring policy proposals and plans are accurate, contextually appropriate, and practically implementable.

Project participants jointly developed concepts and initiatives to advance Tak Province across multiple dimensions, including adding value to agricultural and geographical indication products, developing tourism potential, linking border trade and logistics systems, and creating collaboration mechanisms among young professionals, government, private sector, and educational institutions to drive learning-derived proposals into regional implementation.

Beyond AI knowledge and skills development, the project established collaboration networks among young civil servants, young entrepreneurs, and partner organizations in Tak Province, creating spaces for information and experience exchange among practitioners—a critical factor in designing policies and development projects responsive to public needs and regional economic growth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pichayalak Pichayakul, Deputy Director of Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning, stated that AI is an important tool enabling faster and more comprehensive data discovery and analysis. However, quality strategic planning requires human review and data verification to ensure proposals are accurate, contextually appropriate, and practically beneficial.

The project's significance extends beyond participant capacity development to establishing a model for area development that integrates knowledge, technology, and multi-sector collaboration, ensuring urban development direction is grounded in data and stakeholder participation—a crucial approach to strengthening local capacity and advancing sustainable national development. Based on Tak Province's success, Chiang Mai University has expanded the initiative further.

Villagers in Dok Khamtai district of Phayao were surprised after a rare bridal veil stinkhorn mushroom emerged on the forest floor at the edge of their village, prompting many residents to photograph the unusual fungus, which is only occasionally seen.

The mushroom, known in Thai as hed rang rae, is also commonly called the bridal mushroom, bamboo pith mushroom or skirt mushroom because of its distinctive appearance. It features a brownish-green conical cap and a delicate white net-like veil hanging around its stalk, resembling a bride's lace dress.

Despite its elegant appearance, the mushroom produces a strong odour similar to rotting flesh. The smell is a natural adaptation that attracts flies and other insects, which feed on the slimy coating covering the cap and help disperse its spores.

The bridal veil stinkhorn typically grows in damp environments, including bamboo forests, mixed deciduous forests, orchards and areas covered with decaying leaves and rotting wood. It is most commonly found during the rainy season, from May to October.

The fungus has a very short lifespan. Its lace-like veil unfurls within hours before the mushroom quickly withers, making sightings rare and adding to its reputation as one of Thailand's more remarkable natural wonders.