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Myanmar orders all workers abroad to remit 25%
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/09/2023
» The military government in Myanmar is demanding that expatriate workers remit at least 25% of their foreign currency income through the country’s banking system, according to local reports.
Evidence implicates police officer in ‘Aem Cyanide’ case
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/05/2023
» Investigators have obtained evidence implicating a police officer in offences committed by alleged cyanide killer Sararat “Aem” Rangsiwuthaporn.
Police raid 63 locations with links to 'Inspector Sua'
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/03/2023
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) raided 63 locations across the country with suspected links to "Inspector Sua", a senior officer accused of involvement in a multi-billion-baht gambling network, and arrested an executive of the Pentor Group in connection with the accused officer.
VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/09/2022
» This week: Typhoon Noru, beauty queen asylum, baht freefall and Chiang Mai wall collapse
Romance scam sets world record
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/05/2022
» In late 2019 Essilor International discovered fraudulent fund transfers totalling 6.3 billion baht at its Thai unit, Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand).
81 new Covid cases
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2020
» The government on Friday reported 81 new Covid-19 cases - 37 local infections, 35 migrant workers and nine quarantined arrivals - raising the total to 5,910.
Lookalike banknotes cause concern
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/12/2020
» Commemorative 100-baht banknotes have raised concerns that they could be mistaken for 1,000-baht notes.
Poverty on the rise as economy slows
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2020
» The percentage of Thais living in poverty has fallen dramatically over the past three decades, from over 65% in 1988 to under 10% in 2018. However, that trend has reversed in recent years with a rise in poverty, according to a new World Bank report.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for virus spread
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
Panthongtae not guilty of money laundering
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2019
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Monday acquitted Panthongtae Shinawatra of money laundering, finding he did not know the source of a 10-million-baht cheque he received got from a friend involved the Krungthai Bank (KTB) loan scandal.