BANGKOK – Thailand is implementing stricter monitoring of capital inflows from non-residents as part of a broader effort by the central bank to manage the rapid appreciation of the baht. Starting Monday, Thai banks will be required to report any non-resident capital inflows exceeding $200,000, including the purpose and supporting documentation. Thai Baht Hits Four-Year […]
The Government Lottery Office has stopped paying out lottery prizes in cash, effective today (Saturday). Winners can instead claim their prize money through one of three channels, according to government deputy spokesperson Traisuree Traisoranakul. Hardscrabble lottery vendors hit by digital revolution The winners can have the money transferred to their bank accounts, except when the […]
A lone man accused of making off with almost 9 million baht from a cash delivery van in Pattaya last month has been caught in Rayong after phone records shed light on his activities. Itthidet Phormee, alias Pornsawan or Keng Phormee, 40, of Uthai Thani, was apprehended in Klaeng district on Friday and was taken […]
BANGKOK, May 15 – A police officer was apprehended for involvement in the March 26 cash delivery truck robbery in which over Bt4 million was stolen and one employee was wounded by a gunman after his arrest warrant was issued by the court. The cash belonged to Kasikorn Bank’s Inburi branch in the central province […]
BANGKOK, 2 May 2012 (NNT) – Thai police chief has announced a seizure of over 1 million tablets of amphetamine worth 306 million baht. National Police Chief Police General Preopan Damapong said the police yesterday arrested two suspects in an estate in Soi Nawamin 111, Bangkok, which is near the Prime Minister’s house. Authorities also […]
Two students from Macau have vowed never to return to Thailand after they were attacked by Jet Ski Operators who demanded cash from them for damage they were alleged to have caused to two Jet Ski’s they had earlier rented on Pattaya Beach. Mr. Ka Hong Un aged 21 and Mr. Man Tek Lei of […]
A lone gunman Tuesday walked into a branch of Kasikorn Bank in Bangkok and walked out 20 seconds later with about Bt730,000 in stolen cash. The robbery took place in front of many witnesses, including bank customers. Read more: The Nation
A Syrian man is accused of stealing money form a North Pattaya Seafood Restaurant late on Sunday Night. Mr. Abdul Karim Mohamad aged 40 had gone to the Amporn Seafood Restaurant at the north-end of Pattaya Third Road and requested the cashier exchange a batch of 1,000 Baht bank notes for new ones only featuring […]
