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Thai casino plan gains momentum
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/09/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has defended its casino-entertainment complex project, saying it will legalise the underground activity and allow the government to collect tax revenue from it.
US firm settles Thai bribery case
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Tourism rebounds in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/07/2024
» Thailand welcomed 20 million foreign tourists during the first seven months of this year, about half the total for the same period before the spread of Covid-19.
Investment dispute ends in hotel cyanide tea party
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2024
» Police suspect a 56-year-old Vietnamese woman with US citizenship of using a lethal mixture of cyanide and tea to poison five compatriots when they met at a hotel in Bangkok to resolve a financial dispute.
Red Bull family now richest in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2024
» Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya heads Thailand's richest family according to the latest Forbes list, but the combined wealth of Thailand's 50 richest fell by 15%.
PM wants F1 circuit near U-Tapao airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met Formula One organisers in Italy and said he hoped the construction of a Formula One racing circuit would start near U-Tapao airport in Rayong province in three or four years.
US fugitive arrested in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2024
» Police have arrested a 37-year-old American for extradition to the United States, where he faces trial on serious charges of violence and abduction.