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PM orders full cooperation in SAO building collapse probe, Reviews visa-free policy

April 22, 2025

PM orders probe into SAO building collapse expedited, greenlights DSI action, reviews visa-free for illicit businesses, and urges revised compensation criteria.

Father and son surrender as DSI goes after pork-smuggling ring

November 14, 2023

A father and son who reportedly fled overseas to evade pork-smuggling charges surrendered to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday after arriving back at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Free visas will not support illicit Chinese businesses in Thailand, assures Sudawan

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Thailand’s free visa policy for Chinese and Indian passport holders will not benefit operators of illegal businesses, Tourism Minister Sudawan Wangsupakitkosol said on Tuesday.

Asean members urged to work together to crack down on illegal trade

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023

Asean member countries are being urged to jointly strengthen cross-border regulations to prevent illicit trade by the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade and the EU-Asean Business Council.

SPECIAL REPORT: Dealing with the elephant in the room – ivory trade

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018

“An elephant tusk is actually the elephant’s tooth of which more than one-third of the tusk, or its palatal root, is rooted in its jaw. That means, removing an elephant’s tusks without causing the death of the animal is almost impossible.

Thailand ranked eighth in illicit financial outflows, study finds

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

THAILAND IS ranked eighth by the volume of illicit outflows, just ahead of Indonesia and Nigeria, according to a study released on Wednesday by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington, DC-based research and advisory organisation.