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‘Tuhao’ acquitted of money-laundering and drug charges
Published on 11/02/2025
» Chinese businessman Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant has been acquitted, along with his former police officer wife and 17 others, on charges of organised transnational crime, money-laundering and drug offences, on grounds of insufficient evidence.
Begging for trouble
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2023
» Some unscrupulous Chinese, with the help of Thais, have been the subject of recent news reports about fake beggars on Bangkok streets. This began after Kanthat Pongpaiboonvej, alias "good Samaritan" Kan Chompalang, reported a woman in a school uniform with a deformed face begging in the Pin Klao area two weeks ago.
Latest 'triad' network boss faces charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2023
» Police are preparing to press charges against another accused triad leader over his involvement in another shady business network in Thailand that founded an unlicensed Chinese association and a business school that illegally brought Chinese into the kingdom.
Prayut hits back at triads jibe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/02/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday hit back at the opposition over the granting of Thai citizenship to Chinese-born businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, saying it was the Yingluck Shinawatra government that endorsed his naturalisation.
'We're on the triads' trail'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/02/2023
» Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) commissioner, Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, has insisted police are handling a case related to a Chinese criminal syndicate transparently and in line with the law.
AG presses multiple charges against 'Tuhao', 40 others
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2023
» The attorney-general has pressed multiple charges, including those related to narcotics and money laundering, against Chinese businessman Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant and 40 others.
Multiple charges against 'Tuhao' and others
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/01/2023
» The attorney-general has pressed multiple charges related to narcotics, organised transnational crime, money-laundering and more against Chinese businessman Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant and 40 others.
Six officers sacked over 'Tuhao' links
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2023
» Six police, including the wife of businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, have been dismissed amid an investigation into their alleged involvement in Chinese gangs and the illicit drugs trade.
Immigration officers linked to triad visa racket
Online Reporters, Published on 12/01/2023
» An investigation into corruption by senior Immigration Bureau (IB) officers has found clear evidence of some officers helping foreign criminals, and even serving as owners of foundations that arranged visas for Chinese nationals.
Officials squirm amid Chuvit's Triad exposé
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2023
» What began in late October as a raid on a Bangkok night entertainment venue operating beyond the legal hours has now grown into one of the country's biggest corruption scandals.