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Public debt and the management of the economy will be the key battleground for this General Election as it is clear the alternative to the Pheu Thai Party and Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Ung Ing is the incumbent General Prayut Chan ocha. Just as the opposition party has surged in the polls with its promise of a ฿600 a day minimum wage and extended public sector borrowing, even beyond the current raised limit, the prime minister will aim to counter this by emphasising financial discipline and rectitude as provided for under the 2017 Constitution. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/27/prayut-paetongtarn-shinawatra-ung-ing-to-battle-in-2023-over-debt/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Opposition threatening to bring Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, who is also the Minister of Defence, before a House of Representatives committee to be grilled on the HTMS Sukhothai disaster at sea. It now looks increasingly likely that 29 lives have been lost in the incident with 10 still thought to be missing. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/26/heat-is-on-over-the-sukhothai-naval-tragedy/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bangkok.

The scale and depth of this corruption scandal keeps growing with Saturday's arrest of the niece of a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and last Monday's resignation of the Secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) after damning revelations from whistleblower Chuwit Kamolvisit. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/25/police-officer-wife-of-drug-kingpin-du-hao-arrested/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Palang Pracharat has risen in the polls since September with the party setting forth no-nonsense policies despite an exodus of MPs. A political expert at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) has predicted that we are likely to see a Pheu Thai-led government which could see the Palang Pracharat Party as a coalition partner. A return of the present coalition government and General Prayut to power is thought unlikely. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/24/pheu-thai-palang-pracharat-coalition-mooted-as-pm-moves/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

41-year-old man's brother Mick Bassal was killed in a shooting in Sydney at a signage firm in a suburb of the city in 2016. Police in Ko Samui said on Wednesday that they did not think the gun was purchased to commit a crime in Thailand nor had the arrested man a criminal background. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/23/australian-held-on-gun-charges-in-ko-samui-mark-bassal/ Carla Boonkong reports from Ko Samui.

The 78-year-old thief and murderer profited handsomely and lived in luxury off his exploits since he was arrested in India in 1976 even while spending forty-one of the last forty-seven years in jail. In 2008, the then 64-year-old Sobhraj married the twenty-year-old daughter of his Nepalese lawyer while being incarcerated in Kathmandu's main prison for the 1975 murder of 29-year-old American woman Connie Jo Bronzich for which he has never shown any remorse. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/22/the-serpent-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-bangkok-pattaya-released-by-nepal/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Kathmandu.

35-year-old, US-built vessel lying capsized at a depth of 40 metres. A submersible vehicle launched on Wednesday aimed to tell naval chiefs the extent of the damage done and the viability of key systems as a technical committee considers bringing in the private sector to help refloat and salvage the Sukhothai. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/21/22-now-missing-as-navy-plans-refloat-of-ship/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Irish Department of Foreign Affairs through the Irish Embassy in Bangkok seeking an official report on the Irishman's death and helping to make arrangements for the repatriation of his body. The young tourist had only arrived in Thailand the week before staying just outside the capital.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/20/family-working-to-repatriate-young-irishman-odhran-o-neill/James Morris reports from Surat Thani province.

The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) moved last Thursday to seize the entire business of a luxury hotel in Samut Prakan run by a company in which Mr Chaiyanat Kornchayanant or Du Hao, the alleged Chinese drug kingpin, is a shareholder. At the scene were officials from the state security agency and police led by General Surachate Hakparn who revealed that more prosecutions are to come in what is still an expanding case. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/19/chinese-gangs-buying-identity-transfers/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Samut Prakan.

Bizarre media coverage of Thailand's political scene this week makes it look as if the chances of a possible alliance between the Bhumjaithai Party and current Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha is a path back to power for the PM. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/18/pm-clinging-on-as-he-seeks-a-path-to-power/ News Desk report from Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima.

Well wishes have come from around the country as temples invite the public to pray and leading political figures come forward to pay their respects and express support for the princess. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/16/king-and-queen-visit-princess-bajrakitiyabha-in-hospital/ News Desk report from Nakhon Ratchasima and Bangkok.

The business sector, in recent months, is expressing higher confidence with the return of foreign tourism at critical levels but is expecting to be left reeling by a 21% hike in electricity tariffs due to kick in from January 2023 at the same time as interest rates are rising with supplies and other costs all on the up. It comes as energy officials juggle the books with a bill of ฿122 billion still owed to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and which must be paired down.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/15/pheu-thai-to-cut-sky-high-electricity-bills/Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

Last week, the chief whistleblower, in this case, veteran former politician Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit who Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin has highly praised, expressed unease at the narrow range of charges being pursued against Mr Chaiyanat Kornchayanant. As part of this week's move by the National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat, it is understood that a submission on the case will be made to the Office of the Attorney-General so that it can be pursued as a transnational crime case, giving police and prosecution agencies more power. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/14/chinese-mafia-case-taken-up-by-police-chief/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Barring an unforeseen political shock that dramatically alters the political landscape, it now looks like Thailand will elect a Pheu Thai Party government in next year's General Election. It is also becoming increasingly probable that that government will be led by Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra ousted in the 2006 coup and the niece of Yingluck Shinawatra whose government was ousted in 2014 in another coup led by then army chief and current Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/13/3-out-4-think-pheu-thai-will-take-power-in-2023-general-election/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Minister Somsak Thepsutin praises former massage parlour boss and politician Chuwit Kamolvisit for his work in pursuing corruption concerning this unfolding case. Mr Chuwit has promised not to keep the 5% of the billions seized that the minister says he's entitled to but has expressed concern about the limited charges brought against Mr Du Hao or Mr Chaiyanat Kornchayanant and his most senior associates including the absence, as of yet, of money laundering charges. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/11/top-immigration-bureau-officers-investigated/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

Police investigating a horrific attack on a 30-year-old Cambodian woman by two Polish men are looking at whether it may have been a revenge attack linked to her boyfriend's ex-wife who threatened to kill her. An Interpol warrant is being sought for the criminal duo who departed Thailand two days later for the Philippines.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/09/cambodian-woman-attacked-by-polish-fiends-mateusz-piotr-krynicki-daniel-majewski/News Desk report from Pattaya.

An academic with Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) welcomed the proposal in broad terms as beneficial to newly graduated students taking up employment but expressed his concern about the danger of stoking inflation and called for a policy also over the course of the next government, to control the cost of living. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/09/war-over-pheu-thais-600-baht-minimum-wage-plan/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

30-year-old Michael McLaughlin at first denied any knowledge of breaking the law but later changed his story by admitting he was hiding in Sisaket because he wanted to stay in Thailand and avoid returning to the United Kingdom. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/07/uk-man-arrested-in-sisaket-on-visa-overstay/ James Morris reports from Sisaket.

A former senior policeman working as an advisor to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) tenders his resignation. The move is thought to be linked to reports of an indirect association with the Chinese kingpin accused of being a large illegal drug distributor at the centre of a growing scandal linked with fake visas, property and extensive business holdings held by nominees. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/07/hotel-legit-says-woman-linked-with-kingpin-du-hao/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Deadly disease reared up in 2018 due to a shortage of vaccines from 2016 and an explosion of the disease among the country's population of wild dogs. The latest plan focuses on the vaccination of animals reaching into every locality of the kingdom with the help of sub-district volunteers. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/05/volunteer-plan-to-clear-rabies-from-thailand/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Direct 13-hour flight from Vancouver to Bangkok is a first for Air Canada and Thailand which is trying to regain its position as a power travel hub in Southeast Asia after the kingdom was hit hard by the sudden closure of its air space caused by the pandemic and the unpredictable nature of its reopening process while big airlines prioritise more profitable hubs such as Singapore. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/04/air-canada-vancouver-to-bangkok-is-a-first/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

Already police have confirmed that ฿4 billion in assets have been frozen as a result of the investigation which was sparked by a huge drugs raid in the Sathorn area of Bangkok in the early hours of October 26th last. This week, Mr Chuvit Kamolvisit also explained the mystery of the Chinese businessman with a high-powered office and car styled as an embassy vehicle with a bogus police entourage and his links to the network. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/03/schools-controlled-by-chinese-criminal-grey-money-gang-visa/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Phuket.

KKP Research, the research arm of Kiatnakin Phatra Bank in Bangkok is predicting the Thai economy to enter recession in the opening quarter of 2023 with the kingdom facing a challenge to find foreign tourists and generate the same level of exports seen in 2022. This will be coming at a time when inflation is predicted to remain elevated at a significantly higher level than the Bank of Thailand's target rate of 3% and loan interest rates are rising. The economic malaise facing the world has seen the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in September this year, urging central banks to stress test their banking systems for a possible deterioration in real estate values in the short term. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/01/baht-surges-but-thailand-faces-a-recession-in-2023/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok and Phuket.

Wednesday's court decision sets the stage for a General Election in 2023 which will be fought with a fairer, easier-to-understand and more transparent voting and counting process. The vote may turn out to be bad news for Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha who is relying on the support of the new Seri Ruam Thai Party although all may remain to be played for given his popularity among key sections of the public and reports of MPs switching to the new party from the ruling Palang Pracharat Party. Overall, however, it will diminish his chances of reelection next year as prime minister and make it a more challenging proposition. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/30/electoral-law-decision-a-boost-for-pheu-thai-blow-for-pm/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

New law, championed by Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin will come into effect on January 23rd next and is designed to help police deal with the threat posed by a small minority of dangerous and repeat offenders. It comes as Thailand prepares for a General Election next year where crime will be a key issue with concerns over drugs and appalling statistics linked to the abuse of women having captured the public's attention. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/29/dangerous-offenders-tagged-for-10-years-after-release/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Ubon Ratchathani.

The Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC), the research arm of Siam Commercial Bank has forecast growth of 3.4% in 2023 compared to similar projections for 2022. This is dependent on the kingdom receiving 28 million visitors next year, 4 million of whom are expected to come from China, a country whose economy is currently in a state of crisis and where street protests have broken out this week across the mainland. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/28/foreign-tourism-only-economic-hope-for-thailand-2023/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Police believe that CCTV footage retrieved from the building from where a 17-year-old girl was rescued while bleeding heavily may link her with the abandoned newborn. It is understood she will be summoned for questioning when she is released from hospital. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/27/police-investigate-after-newborn-baby-found-pattaya/ News Desk report from Pattaya.

It was initially reported that the alleged gangster had flown out of Thailand on the same jet seized on Saturday but this theory was overturned at a press conference given at a Bangkok hotel last weekend by former underworld figure turned politician and social activist, Mr Chuvit Kamolvisit. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/26/officials-seize-assets-of-du-hao-and-wife/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Prachuap Khiri Khan.

The Pheu Thai Party won zero party list seats in the 2019 General Election with 21.9% of the vote, seats that ultimately, due to the single ballot system with a divisor of 500, were awarded to smaller political parties. Based on its vote share, it should have won at least 30 extra party list seats.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/25/constitutional-court-decision-a-watershed-moment-politics/Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

Before the court proceedings, on Wednesday, a frank and open press conference given by General Surachate Hakparn was attended by former Bangkok political and underworld boss in the past, Mr Chuvit Kamolvisit. Mr Chuvit, who has launched a personal crusade to expose the truth of this story, declared that he was satisfied that his work on the matter was now done. At the same time, despite his arrest on charges related to the sale of illicit narcotics, the Chinese kingpin at the centre of the saga still insists on his innocence and categorically denies any links to Chinese ‘grey' or drug money.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/25/chinese-kingpins-arrest-ups-political-heat-palang-pracharat/James Morris reports from Bangkok.

What MPs have described as a ‘distorted' marijuana bill which was supposed to control the recreational use of the drug has instead provided a framework for just that which it was supposed to suppress with minor, obvious and insignificant restrictions. The revolt against the bill in September has already led to bad blood between the Bhumjaithai Party and Democrat Party in the coalition government. It will be a contentious issue for the next General Election when the public will have its voice on the subject. It is an issue which will decide the future course of the populist Bhumjaithai Party which has now staked its future on the mission to legalise pot and placing it at the centre of the economy.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/24/recreational-cannabis-targeted-as-mps-revolt-anutin-bhumjaithai/Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

The bomb went off at approximately 12.40 pm on Tuesday opposite a local school in the centre of Narathiwat at a police housing complex. The device was placed in a vehicle parked by a man dressed as an officer. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/22/fatal-narathiwat-bomb-attack-on-police-homes/ News Desk report from Narathiwat and Bangkok.

The former candidate for Governor of Bangkok, underworld figure and massage parlour boss has emerged as an unlikely campaigner against huge flows of corrupt money flowing into Thailand. It is understood that Chuvit Kamolvisit has already supplied the Royal Thai Police with valuable and useful information which has led to a high-profile task force launching a huge crackdown and widening probe which is now pursuing Thai nationals who acted as nominees and facilitators for the drug trafficking gangs. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/21/chuvit-says-chinese-drug-kingpin-still-in-thailand/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

The bank is confident that Thailand's economy will grow at not less than 3% in 2023 and has projected 3.8%. Meanwhile, a key monetary policy official has explained that the baht, while depreciating against the dollar since February 2022 and then appreciating since October, has moved within an acceptable range and that the country's financial markets have been both strong and stable because of their underlying, robust nature and investor confidence in Thailand as a commercial centre where money can flow in and out without impediment. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/20/bank-boss-worries-over-election-promises/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Successful summit was wrapped up by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha in Bangkok on Saturday as he handed over the baton to the US delegation led by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The summit produced another constructive exchange between China and the United States following the meeting in Bali, earlier in the week, between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. It also saw Thailand forge a consensus on the need to foster more stability and open up free trade in the Asia Pacific while advancing sustainability as a critical economic imperative. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/19/thailand-looks-at-modular-us-nuclear-plants/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Rescue officials and police obtained the cooperation of a friend of Mr Tizzlano's in Krabi who he is believed to have spoken to by mobile phone before his death last Saturday and this allowed them to locate his body on nearby Khao Phanthurat mountain at 12.20 pm on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/18/surat-thani-to-review-french-tourist-death-gollino-cyrit-tizzlano/ News Desk report from Surat Thani province.

National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat has implored the public in Bangkok to assist the police in carrying out the mammoth security operation for the summit and to report any suspicious activities via hotline numbers. On Thursday, there were already standoffs and scuffles in the street between protesters and riot police. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/17/president-xi-jinping-touches-down-in-bangkok/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

Deputy Prime Minister issued a new order to Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) in the South and other agencies to step up already heightened vigilance as the government fears the APEC Summit may be used by subversive and protest groups to highlight their cause and damage the kingdom's image during the two-day event which is being viewed as important to the country and a watershed moment in its political development. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/16/pattani-bombs-alert-thai-agencies-over-apec/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Pattani and Bangkok.

The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central banks in creating a cross-border payment zone that uses QR codes and avoids converting and reconverting to US dollars. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/15/bank-of-thailand-to-curb-cash-and-dollar-use/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Bali, Indonesia.

General Surachate Hakparn or ‘Big Joke' underlined that police do not fear being sued by the criminal gangs but said that they had to approach the case from this point with care and diligence as they were fighting groups who were financially very powerful. At the same time, he underlined the importance of pursuing the evidence tenaciously to uphold the law. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/14/net-set-to-widen-on-chinese-money-gangs/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

The Thai Prime Minister's support for the Quad defence initiative between the United States, Japan, India and Australia, seen as a bulwark against China, as well as the AUKUS pact between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia is significant. It appears to indicate a shift in Thailand's stance in that it acknowledges that the region does require such defensive pacts to maintain peace and stability. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/13/pm-prayut-supports-stronger-asean-us-partnership-biden-cambodia/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Phnom Penh.

Definitive US inflation data showing lower inflation figures interpreted by the markets this time as meaning the Federal Reserve might be more inclined to reduce the level of future interest rate hikes. This and signs of life from China that its economy may be ready to relaunch after a disturbing shutdown imposed by authorities to fight the pandemic, has been enough to send the baht surging against the US dollar since October 19th last. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/12/soaring-baht-as-thai-economic-spirit-rises/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Thailand is expected to move faster towards a 2023 General Election after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ends on the 19th of November next with a realignment at the top as Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha is all set to join a new political party and take MPs from coalition parties with him on a new political journey as a politician. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/11/election-laws-decision-due-on-november-30th/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Provincial Phnom Penh and Bangkok.

Bizarre discovery by police securing the city centre of Bangkok for the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit comes as police continue to track down and seize assets linked to 5 Chinese Triad gang leaders with the national police commissioner ordering a root and branch investigation into the threat which officers are still pursuing with reports that they are likely to give a public briefing in two or three weeks.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/10/fake-chinese-embassy-car-and-police-escort/Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.

The US dollar has fallen by 3.7% against the baht in the last 3 weeks as the number of foreign tourists entering the country is ticking back up with the Airports of Thailand (AOT), this week, suggesting that numbers are at 60% of pre-pandemic levels based on taxi service demand.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/09/world-cup-free-to-air-a-boost-for-tourism/James Morris reports from Bangkok and Phuket.

Arrest of the three Thai nationals in Malaysia and their deportation to Thailand sends a strong signal to any cross-border traffickers thinking of targeting young Thai women and girls. When alerted by a young Thai girl's family in the summer, the initial priority for a special unit within the anti-trafficking unit was her rescue then the police, with the cooperation of their Malaysian counterparts, had all involved hunted down. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/08/thais-in-malaysia-face-thai-court-for-trafficking/ Carla Boonkong reports from Kuala Lumpur.

Minister of the Interior General Anupong argues that there are other options for foreigners seeking to acquire property in Thailand and that the new 10-year Long Term Visa proposal is already an attractive proposition for investors and wealthy people across the globe seeking a better lifestyle. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/07/land-for-foreign-high-flyers-plan-to-be-axed/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Thai law imposes duties on the owners of dogs to keep them under restraint at all times. There is growing concern about the spike in incidents linked to pit bull dogs in Thailand with a long list of deaths and horrific injuries linked to the breed or crossbreeds of this type of dog. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/06/warning-to-dog-owners-after-pitbull-attacks/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Samut Songkhram.

Spat between deputy prime ministers Anutin Charnvirakul and Jurin Laksanawisit over the issue as tensions mount. The Democrat Party and the opposition are adamant that the programme ushered in by Minister Anutin must be reversed amid claims that the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in some commercial products is not being measured and may be far higher than the legal limit allowed while over 90% of the crop being grown by farmers ends up being sold for recreational use for the same reason. A top government agency has also revealed that the number of young people under 20 now using the drug has doubled since it was decriminalised in June.https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/05/emergency-admissions-for-cannabis-up-566-per-cent/Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Nong Khai.

Pilot study on the Bangla Road in Phuket carried out by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports shows that 2 am to 3 am is the most profitable period for nightlife venues with foreign tourists only leaving their hotels at 11 pm. Minister Phiphat said it is important to bring all nightlife venues under the supervision of authorities as illegal establishments pose a risk. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/04/4-am-nightlife-closing-time-pushed-again/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok and Phuket.

Police on Thursday at the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) headquarters in Bangkok revealed that huge amounts of drug money from Chinese criminal cartels linked with the Golden triangle are being funnelled in to buy up properties in Thailand including whole phases of new developments by using forged Thai identity documents based on real people. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/03/police-see-new-threat-from-chinese-kingpins/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Nonthaburi.