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Son of Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering
Panthongtae Shinawatra is accused of receiving a 10 million baht ($300,000) cheque in 2004 related to an earlier corruption case involving 9.9 billion baht ($296 million) of fraudulent loans.
Wed Oct 18 2017
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Thai officials head to Malaysia for probe on Malaysian company Tuesday
The officials will hold meetings with their Malaysian counterparts to gain more knowledge about the company, which has business operations in both countries.
Sun Jul 23 2017
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Thai authorities surround Wat Dhammakaya in search for its wanted founder
Thai authorities began entering the Wat Dhammakaya Temple, in search for its elusive founder Phra Dhammachayo, who was wanted for money laundering, embezzlement and land encroachment.
Thu Feb 16 2017