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Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says Anutin
Read more: Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says AnutinPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday promised that his government would continuously expand its scam suppression after the huge seizure of assets worth about 10 billion baht from major suspects linked to Cambodia.
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Long-running legal dispute over Thai gold mine ends
Read more: Long-running legal dispute over Thai gold mine endsThe Thai government and the Australian mining company Kingsgate have agreed to end a long-running legal dispute that stemmed from the government-ordered closure of the Chatree gold mine in northern Thailand in 2017.
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Sides agree to team up against landmines, call-centre scams
Read more: Sides agree to team up against landmines, call-centre scamsThailand and Cambodia agreed to cooperate on landmine clearance, joint action against cross-border call-centre scams and the establishment of smaller coordination groups to resolve border issues at the recently held Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting.
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Hearing offers tips for Thai-EU pact
Read more: Hearing offers tips for Thai-EU pactThe Commerce Ministry is collecting feedback from a public hearing on free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the European Union (EU), aiming to guide further talks.
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UN officially declares famine in Gaza
Read more: UN officially declares famine in GazaROME – The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning that 500,000 people face “catastrophic” hunger.
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Chiang Mai deploys geese to tackle polluted moat
Read more: Chiang Mai deploys geese to tackle polluted moatResidents of Chiang Mai were caught off guard this week by a pilot project using geese to clean the city’s moat.
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Thaksin says his royal insult case has been dismissed
Read more: Thaksin says his royal insult case has been dismissedThe Criminal Court on Friday dismissed a royal insult case against influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire and his lawyer said, the first in a series of high-stakes rulings involving the powerful Shinawatra dynasty.
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Thai property market reaches bottom in August
Read more: Thai property market reaches bottom in AugustThe residential market bottomed out this month and is expected to remain steady in the second half, with no clear catalysts for either a rebound or further deterioration, according to developers.