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Police warned 'drunk' Taiwanese actress
Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2023
» Bangkok police say they did not extort money from a Taiwanese actress, who they say appeared drunk, but warned her about illegal possession of a vapouriser before letting her go during a New Year checkpoint stop.
Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha footprint temple
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» MAGWAY, Myanmar: Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Lord Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage.
Rescue workers arrested for defibrillator thefts
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2023
» Police have arrested two rescue workers for stealing several public defibrillators that they sold at steep discounts to other rescuers, according to the Bangkok police chief.
DSI quizzes Kong Salak Plus lawyer over money trail
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2023
» A lawyer representing Panthawat Nakwisut, CEO of the Kong Salak Plus online lottery platform, met on Thursday with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to discuss suspicious money transfers worth over one billion baht.
Indonesia wants exporters to keep money at home
Published on 26/01/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is formulating incentives for exporters to keep their foreign-exchange earnings onshore for at least three months, its chief economics minister said on Thursday.
Chuvit posts money laundering claims
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/01/2023
» Whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit predicts the axe will soon fall on a "grey" business the former massage parlour tycoon alleges has been laundering money for a long-established online gambling network.
Opposition targets Saksayam on shares
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/01/2023
» The opposition yesterday submitted a petition to the House Speaker seeking to remove Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob from office for alleged share concealment.
Putting a dampener on Thai recovery
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 26/01/2023
» After three years in which the economy suffered from Covid effects, I am sorry to say that 2023 will not be the year of economic recovery as everyone had hoped. The global economy will still be plagued by inflation threats and several adverse factors such as excessive debt and the Russia-Ukraine war. These negative factors prompted the World Bank to revise its global economic growth prospects downward from 3.0% to 1.7% for 2023. The key point is a marked slowdown from 2.9% growth in 2022.