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Male model arrested in forex scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/05/2024
» A male model accused of creating an attractive social media profile to dupe people into investing in a foreign-exchange trading scam has been arrested at a luxury condominium in Bangkok.
Migrants bring home B299bn
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/04/2023
» More than 100,000 workers sent overseas by the Ministry of Labour last year and early this year sent back 299 billion baht in foreign currency to the local economy, according to the Department of Employment.
Nigerian, Thais caught over romance scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2021
» A Nigerian and five Thais have been detained in Bangkok following a police raid over a romance scam which made at least 200 million baht in a year.
Unrest, virus curbs thwart freedoms
News, Published on 14/12/2020
» Foreign journalists have expressed concern about restrictions on press freedom in Thailand with current laws proving to be an obstacle to reporting of the anti-government protests, despite government assurances there have been no curbs on freedom of expression.
BoT moves to curb strengthening baht
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/11/2020
» The Bank of Thailand has liberalised foreign currency deposits and increased the investment limit in foreign securities for individuals to US$5 million (165 million baht) per year from US$200,000 as part of efforts to curb the rapid appreciation of the baht and forge a new foreign exchange ecosystem.
Smuggled Rohingya caught in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 20/05/2020
» TAK: Ten adult Rohingya were arrested in Mae Sot district, near the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday night and charged with illegal entry, police said.
US-Iran crisis spurs oil fears
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/01/2020
» The government is moving to find ways to cushion the impact of the US-Iran conflict -- particularly rising oil prices -- if the tensions escalate into war, in the wake of the US assassination of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani on Friday.
RCEP delay, India doubts, China plea, split world fears: Asean update
Published on 03/11/2019
» Meetings hosted by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations resumed on Sunday with doubts emerging on whether the weekend would see a breakthrough in talks on the world’s largest regional trade pact.
Amlo grabs huge sex trade asset haul
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/05/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has confiscated assets worth 463 million baht from 11 individuals allegedly involved in human trafficking and procuring women for prostitution at the Victoria's Secret massage parlour.
Wildlife crimefighters start to sniff the money trail
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2017
» In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes to pose as trophy hunters would have marked the end of the story.