Showing 1 - 10 of 94
Seven Vietnamese loan sharks arrested
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/06/2025
» Seven Vietnamese people have been arrested at a house in Pathum Thani for operating an illegal online lending business, charging customers in Vietnam high floating interest rates, Thai police said on Saturday.
Nobel winner offers insight at Bimstec summit
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 08/04/2025
» Back-to-back meetings, official as well as private, while touching base with political and business leaders in Bangkok, are what defined the schedule of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus during his visit to Thailand on April 3-4 to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) summit.
'No restrictions' on handouts
News, Mongkol Bangprapa & Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/09/2024
» Recipients of the 10,000-baht handout can spend the money on anything they see fit, including paying off their debts, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Debt woes far from over
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2024
» The news about a 72-year-old woman who was beaten up by debt collectors last week has cast doubts on the supposed successes of the government's campaign to combat loansharking.
Loan sharks held for hitting woman
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/07/2024
» Four suspected members of a loan shark gang turned themselves in on Saturday night after being accused of brutally assaulting a 72-year-old woman over an unpaid 10,000-baht sum in Bangkok's Chok Chai area.
Police rift probe 'will find truth'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/03/2024
» A probe into a conflict in the Royal Thai Police (RTP) will not end up as a mere token gesture to the public, and the truth must be uncovered within 60 days, according to former deputy police chief Pol Gen Winai Thongsong, who sits on a committee looking into the matter.
Loan sharks now targeted by Srettha
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2023
» The government has declared a crackdown on illegal loans and loan sharks as a national priority.
'Loan sharks' arrested for vandalism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2023
» CHAI NAT: Members of a loan shark gang who vandalised their debtor's restaurant in Sankhaburi district in this Central Plains province for registering with the government's loan shark scheme have been arrested, police said yesterday.
Rethink debt servicing
News, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2023
» Informal debt has been a chronic problem in Thai society, affecting a large number of people, particularly low-income earners.
PM calls time on illegal loan sharks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared tackling loan sharks and the problems they cause a national priority, and likened the situation some of their victims find themselves in to a form of modern-day slavery.