National police chief denies foul play
Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the national police chief, maintains that one of his deputies, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, is not the victim of persecution or of foul play over the…
Evergrande boss and founder accused of $78 billion fraud
Struggling Chinese property giant Evergrande and its founder, Hui Ka Yan, have been accused of inflating revenues by $78bn (£61.6bn) in the two years before the firm defaulted on its…
Air Asia Cambodia to commence operations Q2 2024
AirAsia Cambodia (Phnom Penh) will commence revenue operations on May 2, 2024, using two A320-200s to run a triangular three route network – Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh…
Rubber prices reach 7 year high
Thailand is currently experiencing a notable increase in local rubber prices, with rates climbing to 90 THB per kilogram, the highest seen in seven years. This surge in Thai rubber…
Uber in huge pay-out to Australian taxi drivers
Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class…
Experts say Bitcoin will keep rising
Bitcoin has more than doubled this year and is still set to more than double again to over $100,000 by late next year, according to Standard Chartered. The note declared…
Two men from New Zealand beat up Phuket cop
Two New Zealanders were arrested on Saturday in Phuket after they assaulted a traffic police officer who tried to stop them for speeding on a motorcycle but refused to stop…
Russian robs fellow countryman of 1.8 million THB in Bitcoin scam
Thai police have arrested a Russian national on Samui Island on charges of robbing a fellow Russian of 1.8 million baht in Bitcoins. Samui police say that the suspect is…
Smuggled elephant pants found in Bangkok warehouse
Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECSD) officers seized 30,000 pairs of “elephant pants” today, worth about six million baht, from a warehouse in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district. Acting on a…
Thailand ranks 3rd in the world for top woman executives
Apart from the Philippines and Thailand, two other Southeast Asian nations, Malaysia and Indonesia, were also recognized in the rankings. According to the Grant Thornton survey, the Philippines boasts the…