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Chinese grey capitalist gangs ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Tachileik

  WHILE Chinese grey capitalist gangs having been ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Myanmar’s Tachileik town, which abuts Thailand’s Mae Sai town, this criminal activity has not crossed the border to the Thai side, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 18). Ms. Phakaimas Viera, president of the Mae Sai Chamber of Commerce, said a ransom kidnapping

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Court sets up fact-finding panel over grey senator getting off the hook

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters SUPREME COURT President Chotivat Luengprasert has set up a committee to collect evidence and find facts pertaining to last October’s revocation of an arrest warrant by a Criminal Court judge for an allegedly grey senator. Court of Justice spokesman Soravit Limparangsee confirmed today (Mar.13) the Supreme Court president is having

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Criminal Court judge to be quizzed over over letting grey senator off the hook

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Rangsiman Rome today (Mar.8) petitioned the judicial branch to interrogate a judge of the Criminal Court who had revoked an arrest warrant for a senator suspected by police as a drug dealer-cum-money launderer. Rangsiman filed the petition with the Office of the Judiciary Committee based in the

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Ruam Thai Sang Chart leader challenged to show evidence on renting grey senator’s property

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP RANGSIMAN Rome today (Feb.24) dared Ruam Thai Sang Chart leader Pirapan Salirathavipak to produce evidence pertaining to the supposedly lawful rental of property in Bangkok for use as the party’s headquarters amidst allegations that it was merely part of a money-laundering scam involving a notorious senator. Rangsiman

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Prayut urged to step up legal action against own nephew over grey business

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was suggested today (Feb.15) to step up legal action against one of his own nephews who has been accused of involvement in a money-laundering scam surrounding a Chinese-born grey businessman. During censure debate without a subsequent vote of confidence at parliament, Pheu Thai MP Jiraporn Sindhuprai

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Questioning 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

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Police 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

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Tu 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

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Tu 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

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Probe 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

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Prayut’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

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Chuwit 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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Chuwit urges Police Chief to kick out Met Police head over ‘grey capitalist’ case

FORMER MP Chuwit Kamolvisit urged National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas to dismiss Metropolitan Police Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsawang over the Chinese grey capitalist case as he alleged that the police report is loose and unconcise leaving room for the defendant’s lawyer to find loopholes to fight the case, INN News

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Police probing Immigration Bureau’s link to grey capitalists

  NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas said today (Dec. 8) he is investigating the latest allegations by former MP Chuvit Kamonvisit that Immigration Bureau officers had helped Chinese grey capitalists stay in Thailand, TV Channel 7 said. Chuvit had revealed information on his “Operation Break Underwater Icebergs” to the press indicating that the

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