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Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» KYODO — A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed Tuesday.
Phuket, Rayong and Samui post transfer growth in Q1
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/05/2025
» Phuket, Rayong and Samui were the only destinations to record growth in residential transfers in the first quarter of 2025, following a crackdown on nominee ownership by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).
Chinese EEC investment disappoints
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 12/04/2025
» The benefit to Thai real estate from Chinese industrial investment may be limited to land sales in industrial estates and other areas within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), as Chinese investors often bring their own materials, labour and contractors.
Thailand's property boom attracts Chinese investors, but fraud risks loom
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2024
» Thailand's property market is booming and so is fraud. Mainland Chinese buyers, who accounted for nearly half of the purchases by foreigners last year, are among the victims.
Hostels demand new regulations for sector amid slump
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/11/2024
» Hostel operators are calling for a new accommodation regulation dedicated to them, as the Hotel Act is not feasible for small-scale businesses with a low budget, according to the Hostel Thailand Association.
Singapore’s $110,000-a-month mansion market slows down
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/10/2023
» Singapore’s luxury housing deals are drying up as one of the nation’s largest-ever money laundering scandals weighs on the market.
Russians spur Phuket luxury villa market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/10/2023
» Increasing demand for luxury villas in Phuket from Russian buyers is driving new supply in the market to reach a record high this year, which could result in a glut.
NWR anticipates upsurge in state projects in second half
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/04/2023
» SET-listed contractor Nawarat Patanakarn (NWR) anticipates a surge in new construction jobs from the government sector, with contracts awarded by state agencies in the second half after a new government is installed.
Supalai expects year-end presales to exceed B28bn
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/08/2022
» SET-listed developer Supalai Plc is expecting year-end presales to exceed the 28-billion-baht target after recording 18.2 billion baht in the first half, as several negative factors subsided in the second half.
R Kelly pleads not guilty to sex abuse
AFP, Published on 26/02/2019
» CHICAGO: R&B superstar R Kelly on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors.