WHILE many foreigners are investing in Chonburi province, Indian and Chinese investors have channelled the most funds in buying up businesses in Pattaya to cater to their countryfolk holidaying at this seaside tourist city, Matichon newspaper quoted business people in this province as saying today (Feb. 27). Indian investors bought up pubs and restaurants
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Arrest warrants out for 3 DSI officers who raided former consul’s house
THE court has issued warrants for the arrest of three Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers who searched the residence of the former consul of Republic of Nauru, an island country and microstate in Oceania, and a short while later a Chinese grey business suspect’s condominium in Huai Kwang area, TV Channel 7 and
Read moreQuestioning of Prayut’s nephew urged over Chinese grey business links
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL and police were today (Jan.26) pressed to bring a businessperson known as a nephew of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for questioning over alleged connection with Chinese grey businesses in Thailand. Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome urged the Office of Attorney-General and police to quickly bring Pathompol
Read morePolice certain Tu Hao’s wife, other suspects intimidating witnesses
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat said there are grounds to allegations that the wife of Chinese grey business suspect Mr. Chaiyanat “Tu Hao” Kornchaiyanan and other suspects have, upon being bailed out, intimidated witnesses and tampered with evidence, Naewna newspaper said. Former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit had alleged that that suspects in the
Read moreCalifornia police search shooter’s home seeking motive for Asian dance hall massacre
By Agencies – published by CNA and Denver Post Monterey Park, California – California police, seeking to learn the motive behind one of the state’s worst mass shootings, on Monday (Jan. 23) searched the home of the elderly gunman who killed 10 people in a Los Angeles area dance hall on Saturday before fatally
Read moreTu Hao and other suspects to fight drug trafficking, money laundering case
THE TWENTY-THREE suspects in a Chinese grey business case with charges including drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime, among whom is Mr. Chaiyanat “Tu Hao” Kornchaiyanan, all pleaded not guilty today (Jan. 23), Naewna newspaper said. In the lawsuit filed by the narcotics office prosecutors at the Bangkok South Criminal Court Mr. Huang
Read morePolicemen ‘using free time to escort Chinese tourist’
INVESTIGATION of a viral video shared by a female Chinese tourist claiming to have paid for police escort from the airplane to the hotel showed that some policemen have been using their free time and their modified personal vehicles to offer this service, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 23). The three policemen seen in
Read more10 killed in shooting near Los Angeles during Lunar New Year event
By Andrew Dalton – AP, and published by Yahoo!News Monterey Park, Calif. – A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the fifth mass killing in the US this month. Capt. Andrew
Read morePolice probing Chinese video clip claiming to hire Thai police escort
THAI POLICE have launched an investigation into a video clip going viral in China with the woman who shared it claiming that everything is really for sale in Thailand including police escort from the airplane to the hotel for only 6,000 to 7,000 baht, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 21). Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreKorat gold shops quiet amid sluggish demand this Chinese New Year
DESPITE CHINESE New Year usually heralding a bounce in trade of gold jewellery with people buying precious ornaments for their loved ones, this time round demand is low in Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, leading to gold shops remaining rather quiet, INN News said today (Jan. 21). At this northeastern city’s economic centre stretching along
Read moreSenior police officers being probed over payoff by Chinese grey capitalist gang
POLICE have launched a serious disciplinary inquiry over payoff by a Chinese grey capitalist gang to a 191 and Department of Special Investigation team during a raid of a house in Thungmahamek area and then walked free, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 20). Pol. Maj. Gen, Archayon Kraithong, the police spokesman, said the
Read moreTu Hao and 40 others hit with several charges, face death penalty
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL filed a string of charges against a key Chinese grey capitalist suspect and 40 others today (Jan. 19) with drug-related offences carrying maximum death penalty, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. At 3 p.m. today Ms. Naree Tantasathien, the attorney-general, ordered the Office of Narcotics Litigation to submit the 332-page indictment of
Read more80 Immigration police to be quizzed on links to Chinese grey capitalists
OVER 80 Immigration police including three holding the rank of major general will be summoned for questioning for allegedly helping a group of Chinese grey capitalists reside in Thailand, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 16). Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, said a meeting will be
Read moreProbe into Prayut’s nephew’s connection with grey business suspect hits snag
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO an alleged connection between a Chinese-born grey business suspect and a tour bus operator has apparently hit a snag up to now since the latter has been known as a nephew of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s, said an opposition legislator today (Jan.12). Move Forward MP Padipat Santipada
Read morePheu Thai: Separate Chinese medical tourists from the others
A PHEU THAI Party committee member today (Jan 10) urged the government to separate Chinese medical tourists from those who are coming here for a holiday after China reopened its borders on Sunday and Chinese travellers have again started flocking in, Sanook.com said. Mr. Worawat Auapinyakul, a member of the party’s Strategy and Political Direction
Read moreFlowers and face masks as Chinese tourists return to Thailand
By AFP and published by CNA CHINESE tourists bounded back into Thailand on Monday (Jan. 9) after Beijing eased travel rules, welcomed at Bangkok’s main airport by officials with flowers and gift bags. The Southeast Asian kingdom was heavily reliant on visitors from China pre-pandemic, with Chinese travellers accounting for roughly 30 percent of
Read moreThree ministers to welcome Chinese tourists arriving tomorrow
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul together with Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn will be going to Suvarnabhumi Airport tomorrow to welcome Chinese tourists arriving on the first flight to Thailand after Beijing began lifting its border restrictions today (Jan. 8) with the easing of its three
Read morePrayut’s nephew traced to providing 500 tour buses to grey businessman: Chuwit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEPHEW OF PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s was found to have provided, either knowingly or not, as many as 500 tour buses for use by a Chinese-born businessman arrested for various crimes which he had allegedly perpetrated in Thailand, said outspoken ex-MP Chuwit Kamonvisit today (Jan.5). During a press conference
Read moreMilan reports 50% of passengers on China flights have Covid
By Bloomberg and published by Yahoo!News Milan, Italy – Italian health authorities will begin testing all arrivals from China for Covid after almost half of the passengers on two flights to Milan were found to have the virus. They are also sequencing the Milan tests to see if there are new variants, the Health Ministry
Read moreChuwit files new drug allegations against Chinese grey capitalist
FORMER MP Chuwit Kamolvisit filed new drug trafficking allegations against arrested Chinese grey capitalist in a letter submitted to the Attorney General’s office in Taling Chan district today (Dec. 28), Amarin TV said. In this letter he alleged that Mr. Chaiyanat Kornchaiyanant, alias Tu Hao, who was arrested on drug charges around a month
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