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Thailand Privilege Card vows to uphold strict screening
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 17/01/2026
» Thailand Privilege Card (TPC) has pledged not to allow individuals with suspicious backgrounds or links to grey businesses to use its membership as a cover, and is preparing to discuss with the government ways to mitigate the impact of new tax measures on long-stay foreigners with overseas income.
Thai Life agent has licence cancelled
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/12/2025
» The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has revoked the licence of a life insurance agent of Thai Life Insurance Plc, after uncovering a large-scale premium fraud scheme that caused losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of baht.
Agencies refine probe of Thaksin's assets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Revenue Department is preparing to further investigate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets to recover the 17.6-billion-baht tax debt arising from share sales of Shin Corp, a telecom firm he founded, to Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte.
Finansia X rejects money laundering claim
Business, Published on 15/11/2025
» The SET-listed investment bank Finansia X (FSX) has denied allegations that the company and its executives are linked to a money laundering network, saying such media reports are false.
Hospitals getting price rankings
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/09/2019
» The government is set to categorise private hospitals based on their medicine and medical service charges so that patients can be informed of prices before they receive services.
State to tackle host of prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/08/2019
» The government is pledging to tackle the prices of oil palm, coconut, fertiliser and private hospitals' services as it tries to improve farmers' income and ease consumers' costs of living.
Hospital price data sought
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/08/2019
» Thirty-seven private hospitals have been ordered to submit information on the actual costs and their listed prices of drugs, medical supplies and medical services to the Internal Trade Department by Aug 31 or face legal action.
Spouses and tax demands
Business, Rachanee Prasongprasit and Piphob Veraphong, Published on 06/03/2018
» Last year we were treated to some tortuous legal arguments about whether the Revenue Department could try to collect tax from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on a share sale, even if it was made through the stock market, based on a summons issued to his son many years ago.
Court accepts JTA petition to rehab GL
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 20/02/2018
» The Central Bankruptcy Court has accepted J Trust Asia Pte Ltd’s (JTA) petition requesting business rehabilitation of Group Lease Plc (GL), but Group Lease has insisted its business operations remain intact.
Preserving your tax appeal rights
Business, Published on 07/02/2018
» If you face a challenge from tax authorities, remember that the law can protect only those who cooperate with the taxman during the audit process. This applies in all but a few exceptional cases where people can prove they are unable to cooperate in good faith because of circumstances beyond their control.