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DSI to handle ‘Mae Tuck’ gold case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/10/2024
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has agreed to have the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) accept the high-profile fraud case against the celebrity online retailer Kornkanok “Mae Tuck” Suwannabut, as a special case to speed up its resolution.
Chinese minimarts raided for contraband goods
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2024
» Health and anti-money laundering officials, accompanied by local police, raided 10 Chinese-owned minimarts in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district after local businesses accused authorities of being slow in acting against contraband foreign goods flooding into the country.
Philippine Air cuts China flights amid weak demand, tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2024
» MANILA - Philippine Airlines Inc is cutting back flights to China, becoming the latest carrier to reduce traffic amid weak travel demand and fraying relations between Beijing and Manila.
Couple arrested in Bangkok for selling impure gold amulets
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/09/2024
» Bangkok police have arrested a couple known as Mae Tuck and Pa Bia, sellers of allegedly impure gold amulets, on suspicion of public fraud, computer crime and false advertising.
Gold shop to face laundering investigation
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 29/09/2024
» Authorities are preparing to investigate the gold shop business of Kornkanok Suwannabut, popularly known on social media as “Mae Tuck”, to see if it is being run as a front to launder money.
Being graft-free is good for business
News, Published on 25/09/2024
» Risks of corruption and bribery are key factors that multinational companies take into account when deciding to invest money or conduct business in Thailand. Early this month, a well-known US-based company selling farm and construction equipment paid $10 million (329 million baht) to settle charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission after its Thai subsidiary was found bribing government officials to secure procurement contracts from the Department of Highways (DoH) and the Department of Rural Roads (DRR).
Govt eyes tougher online scam laws
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/09/2024
» The government is considering toughening laws to suppress online scams while continuing to improve protection for consumers purchasing goods on the net, said Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong yesterday.
Thai officials seize billions in 48 fraud cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2024
» Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has confiscated over 5 billion baht worth of assets in 48 cases related to fraud, online gambling, and corruption for the year to date.
Hong Kong customs seizes B42.5m of smuggled platinum, its largest haul in 20 years
Published on 20/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has claimed its biggest haul of smuggled platinum in two decades, seizing HK$10 million (42.5 million baht) worth of the metal hidden in a battery box at the bottom of a Shenzhen-bound truck.
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.