By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Shanghai – Chinese consumers are typically known for lavish spending on high-end handbags, clothes and accessories that sustain Western luxury brands. This year, however, economic ill winds have sapped much of their urge to splurge and it’s the littler luxuries in life – artisanal
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26 luxury cars stolen in UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand seized
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
Read moreFake designer goods worth 50m baht seized
UPTO 70,000 knock-off designer products worth 50 million baht were seized in raids on 15 warehouses in Nakhon Nayok province by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday, Amarin TV said today (August 20). Mounting the raids on the 15 warehouses at Rong Kluea market in Ban Yai subdistrict, Mueang district, was Pol. Lt. Col.
Read moreThai police help arrest couple in 821m baht luxury goods scam
By The Straits Times Singapore – The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, involving undelivered items worth S$32 million (approximately 821 million baht), have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore with the Thai police having tipped off their counterparts in Singapore The Singapore Police Force said Pi Jiapeng, 26, and
Read moreInterpol issues red notice for Thai woman, Singaporean husband in 800m baht fraud case
THAI police are following up on the international hunt for a Thai woman and her Singaporean husband for whom Interpol has issued a red notice after 180 victims of their alleged luxury bags and watches fraud with losses totalling over 800 million baht had filed complaints with Singaporean police, Naewna newspaper said today (July
Read moreScaffolding collapses at Wireless-Rama 4 project site killing 2 workers
TWO CONSTRUCTION workers were crushed to death when scaffolding at a mixed-use project at the corner of Wireless and Rama 4 roads collapsed today (Feb. 16), Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Prakan Kawee, an investigator at Lumpini police station, rushed to One Bangkok mixed-use project site upon hearing of the accident where a luxury
Read moreMan arrested for stealing from neighbours at posh condo
AN overseas-educated man who is now facing business problems was arrested today (Jan. 8) for stealing valuables from his neighbours within a luxury condominium in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok with hundreds of thousands of baht worth of brand-name handbags, gold jewelry, amulets as well as cash seized from his unit, Siam Rath reported today
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