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Three real estate associations have asked the next government to extend the lease period for residential properties from 30 years to 60 years, as a new generation of potential homebuyers can no longer afford to purchase them.

SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG) is bracing for what it calls a “tiring year” over the next 12 months, with challenges ranging from economic uncertainties to a political vacuum.

The Finance Ministry, which operates the “Khon La Khrueng Plus” co-payment scheme, has employed a data analytics system to analyse suspicious transactions and identify activities that do not comply with the programme’s conditions.

A former election commissioner has criticised a decision by the Senate to pursue a “serious ethical misconduct” case against Senator Nantana Nantavaropas, calling it a “biased judgement” by the upper chamber’s majority.

CHIANG MAI – Twenty Chinese people were arrested at a luxury pool villa in Mae Rim district of this northern province on Thursday, suspected of operating scams targeting compatriots in China.

Bangkok commuters will be able to take unlimited rides on the Red and Purple electric train lines for a flat daily rate of 40 baht starting on Dec 1, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday.