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Customs officials 'helped' supercar importers dodge B897m duty
Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2024
» Graft-busters accuse seven customs officials of helping supercar importers evade duty totalling 897 million baht by accepting unrealistically low car valuations.
Maserati to join Thai EV market, targeting LGBTQIA2S+ customers
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/12/2023
» Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati plans to join the crowded Thai electric vehicle market by launching two battery EV models here next year, with a focus on LGBTQIA2S+ customers.
Cops need to clean up act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) chief deserve praise for their fast reaction to the shocking case of a group of policemen accused of murdering a drug suspect with a plastic bag. Yet they need to do more than just arrest the culprits and put them on trial.
French court to rule on illegal assets of E. Guinea president son
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» PARIS - France's top appeals court on Wednesday rules on the conviction handed to the powerful son of the president of Equatorial Guinea for building up luxury assets in the country with illegally obtained funds.
Banyan Tree Residences Riverside Bangkok
Published on 31/07/2019
» Building on publicly-listed Banyan Tree Group’s over three-decade-long legacy, Banyan Tree Residences Riverside Bangkok is a global-standard property delivering ultimate living experiences in terms of hospitality, design, and unrivalled quality.
PNG's missing 'Apec Maseratis' reappear, to be auctioned
AFP, Published on 14/02/2019
» PORT MORESBY - Papua New Guinea has recovered 40 Maserati cars that vanished after being controversially purchased for a recent Apec summit in the impoverished nation, but other vehicles bought for the event remain missing.
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
AFP, Published on 20/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Police and soldiers stormed the country's parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up, police and witnesses said.
Foreign troops pour into PNG capital for Apec forum
AFP, Published on 12/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea has deployed a multi-national force of warships, fighter jets and elite counter-terrorism troops to protect world leaders attending a major summit in its crime-plagued capital later this week.
Anger as poverty-hit PNG buys 40 Maseratis for APEC
AFP, Published on 12/10/2018
» WELLINGTON - Papua New Guinea has bought 40 Maserati sports cars to chauffeur world leaders around next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, triggering an outcry from critics who say the poverty-stricken country has better things to spend its money on.
Customs poses no obstacle for Ferrari dealer
Business, Published on 06/04/2018
» An overzealous Customs Department has sealed the fate of a number of luxury car importers, but the new tax system based on retail prices has helped official car dealers like Ferrari Thailand, which has already paid full taxes on its vehicles.