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Four arrested for murder of greedy debt collector
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/02/2026
» Police arrested four men in the South on Sunday morning for the murder of a debt collector said to have kept the money for himself, instead of passing it on to his influential loan-shark boss.
UOB Thailand wins seven sustainability and ESG awards
Published on 09/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 9, 2025 — UOB Thailand has clinched seven major sustainability and ESG awards, reinforcing its position as a leading driver of the country’s transition towards a low-carbon economy.
UK court says oligarch looted $1.9bn from Ukrainian bank
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» LONDON - The Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and his former business partner are likely to be forced to repay $1.9 billion that they “unlawfully” appropriated from a Ukrainian bank they owned, London’s High Court ruled Wednesday.
Promises and perils of handout
News, Published on 04/05/2024
» Much anticipated as it is controversial, the digital wallet scheme has seen its veil of uncertainty finally lifted.
Greedy lender pays price, just a fun stabbing, axe mishap
News, Published on 14/01/2024
» An underground money lender met a grisly fate when the partner of one of his long-suffering customers crushed him against a power pole.
Indian man arrested after 6 years of overstaying
Online Reporters, Published on 21/12/2023
» NONTHABURI: Immigration police on Wednesday arrested an Indian man who was alleged to have operated as an illegal money lender and discovered that he had overstayed in the country for over six years.
Lender kills vendor over 400 baht
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 16/11/2023
» A 45-year-old fruit vendor has died after being shot over a 400 baht interest payment he could not pay to a loan shark in Chon Buri.
Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards ageing crisis
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.
Failed US banks 'pose few risks'
News, Bangkok Post and Bloomberg, Published on 14/03/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered all relevant officials to keep an eye on the impact of the collapse of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the United States on Thailand's financial system.
World 'on brink' of recession
News, Reuters, Published on 12/01/2023
» WASHINGTON: The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's war in Ukraine continues, and the world's major economic engines sputter.