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Crackdown unlikely to hit foreign property demand
Crackdown unlikely to hit foreign property demand
BANGKOK: The intensified crackdown on illegal nominee structures is unlikely to derail foreign demand for resort and luxury residential properties, although buyers are becoming more cautious and paying closer attention to legal ownership arrangements, according to property technology group Juwai IQI.
Geopolitics and AI in spotlight at China’s ‘Summer Davos’
Geopolitics and AI in spotlight at China’s ‘Summer Davos’
DALIAN: Breakthroughs in technologies such as AI are touted as drivers of economic growth, but headwinds include concerns over job losses and geopolitical tensions, speakers told AFP at China’s “Summer Davos” this week.
PGA Tour announces radical overhaul with ‘two-tier’ system
PGA Tour announces radical overhaul with ‘two-tier’ system
GOLF: The PGA Tour unveiled a dramatic overhaul of professional golf in the United States yesterday (June 23) that will see the circuit divided into two distinct structures.
Phuket drug probe nets 1kg of meth
Phuket drug probe nets 1kg of meth
PHUKET: A suspected drug dealer has been arrested and about one kilogramme of crystal meth (ya ice) seized after police uncovered the drugs hidden in the ceiling of a car during an expanded narcotics investigation in Phuket.
22 foreign workers detained at Chalong construction site
22 foreign workers detained at Chalong construction site
PHUKET: Twenty-two foreign workers were detained during a raid on a construction site in Chalong yesterday (June 23), as Phuket authorities stepped up their crackdown on illegal labour and expanded investigations into suspected nominee business operations.
Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case
Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case
BANGKOK: The Interior Ministry has abruptly transferred Department of Local Administration (DLA) Director-General Teeruth Supawiboonpol amid a sweeping corruption scandal tied to local recruitment examinations valued at more than B4.5 billion.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Aussie Smashes Police Checkpoint, Illegal Starlink & Chinese Tour Seized || June 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Aussie Smashes Police Checkpoint, Illegal Starlink & Chinese Tour Seized || June 23
PHUKET XTRA - June 23 || Hosted by: JP Mestanza #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket marine police seize Starlink, bust illegal Chinese fishing tour
Phuket marine police seize Starlink, bust illegal Chinese fishing tour
PHUKET: A fishing tour boat carrying Chinese tourists has been caught operating off Phuket with illegal Starlink satellite internet equipment on board, while authorities have also launched investigations into alleged breaches of tour guide regulations and possible nominee business arrangements.
Starmer resigns as UK PM
Starmer resigns as UK PM
LONDON: UK leader Keir Starmer announced yesterday (June 22) he was quitting following months of pressure, with veteran Labour politician Andy Burnham the frontrunner to become the country's seventh prime minister in a decade.
First candidate registers for PPAO by-election
First candidate registers for PPAO by-election
PHUKET: The first candidate has officially registered to contest the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) by-election for Constituency 4 in Thalang, with nominations now open ahead of the Aug 2 vote.
Police to stage active shooter drill at Central Floresta
Police to stage active shooter drill at Central Floresta
PHUKET: Shoppers and motorists near Central Floresta tomorrow morning (June 24) are advised not to be alarmed as Wichit Police will stage an active shooter emergency response drill at the shopping complex.
Scam crackdown on track, says government
Scam crackdown on track, says government
BANGKOK: Thai police arrested about 30,000 scammers, including gang leaders, impounded about B24 billion of their assets and took legal action against 1,450 proxy companies over the past nine months.
FAT finally settles B360mn Siam Sport debt dispute
FAT finally settles B360mn Siam Sport debt dispute
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has finally drawn a line under a protracted financial dispute, settling a debt of B360 million owed to Siam Sport Syndicate through a trilateral agreement involving Cineplex Co Ltd, better known as True Group.
Phuket opens auction for lucky licence plates
Phuket opens auction for lucky licence plates
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has opened registration for its latest auction of auspicious vehicle registration numbers, with 503 ‘lucky’ licence plates to go under the hammer over two days next month.
Foreign inflows surge 73% to B154bn in 5 months
Foreign inflows surge 73% to B154bn in 5 months
BANGKOK: Foreign investment jumped by 73% in the first five months of this year to B154 billion, according to the Department of Business Development (DBD).
Australian arrested after checkpoint crash injures policeman
Australian arrested after checkpoint crash injures policeman
PHUKET: A Kamala Police officer was injured after an Australian tourist drove a car into a police checkpoint sign before fleeing the scene in the early hours of yesterday (June 22).
New cannabis penalty rules introduced
New cannabis penalty rules introduced
BANGKOK: The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine has issued new penalty guidelines that include licence suspensions or revocations for cannabis businesses found to breach the department’s requirements.
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: PHUKET HOTEL CRACKDOWN: 4,000 Operators Warned, Layan Park Breakthrough, Wild Crash || June 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: PHUKET HOTEL CRACKDOWN: 4,000 Operators Warned, Layan Park Breakthrough, Wild Crash || June 22
PHUKET XTRA - June 22 || Hosted by: JP Mestanza #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand