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Stricter checks for 5-million-baht withdrawals from April 1
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2026
» Financial institutions in Thailand will designate any cash withdrawal of 5 million baht or more in a single day as a high‑risk transaction from April 1, 2026, with customers required to provide clear explanations and supporting documents on the source and purpose of the funds.
Bangkok Bank’s B2,000 e‑Savings minimum sparks outcry
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2026
» Bangkok Bank has come under heavy criticism after announcing a new requirement that all e‑Savings accounts must maintain a minimum balance of 2,000 baht from April 9, or customers will be unable to withdraw or transfer funds.
Confiscation planned for B13bn assets 'linked with' Cambodian suspects, associates
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo), through its transaction committee, has resolved to seek the confiscation of assets totalling about 13 billion baht in four major cases involving multiple suspects, including Cambodian nationals and associates.
Coalition MP’s assets seized in gambling probe
Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office on Tuesday impounded assets worth 159 million baht from coalition MP Chonnapat Naksua and others as part of an investigation into online gambling.
The Gleamers: How Asia’s play-focused consumers are reshaping commerce
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2025
» Asia is experiencing a unique demographic convergence. By 2050, the region will house one in four of the world’s seniors (over 60) as well as 60% of its young people. This generational mix is creating a powerful new consumer archetype that transcends age: “The Gleamers”.
Chinese girl, 8, spends parents’ savings on livestream gifts, leaving only B100 in account
Online Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» CHINA - An eight-year-old girl in Xinjiang has wiped out her parents’ savings after using their mobile phone to purchase gifts for online streamers, prompting police intervention to recover the funds, according to a news agency in China.
Drama online as sports brand store blocks customer
Online Reporters, Published on 15/07/2025
» An online drama unfolded when a major sports brand store on Shopee blocked a customer over an out-of-stock item.
ATM customer unfazed as storm brings tree down on booth
Online Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025
» A strong storm swept across Bangkok on Sunday, bringing down a large banyan tree that knocked three bank ATMs off their bases, but a woman customer remained unfazed, calmly completing her transaction at one of the crazily tilted booths.
Robinhood app shutting down on July 31
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2024
» Robinhood, the commission-free application for on-demand food delivery, hotel booking and other services, will cease operations on July 31, Siam Commercial Bank announced on Tuesday.
ONCB widens asset seizure in senator's alleged drug network connection
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2023
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has confiscated more assets belonging to Senator Upakit Pachariyangkul in connection with his alleged involvement in illicit drug networks.