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“Tear it down, or we will.” That’s the ultimatum officials have given the owner of a luxury resort built on national park land in Kanchanaburi, western Thailand. The Phatsapada Resort, which consists of 17 chalets, has been built on land belonging to Khao Laem National Park. A demolition order, posted outside the property yesterday, gives the owner 7 days in which to pull it down. “Failure to do so will see officials take charge of the demolition, at a cost of 200,000 baht, which the owner will be obliged to pay.” The Bangkok Post reports that the resort was recently inherited by the heirs of its former owner, Ms Jarupha Detchinda, after she died. It’s understood Jarupha represented an alleged “high-ranking member of the military” who built the resort, according to Niphon Chamnongsirisak, from the Protected Areas Regional Office 3. Jarupha had previously been fined 30,000 baht and sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment in January 2018. She was also required to pay 103,379 baht ... » Learn More about Luxury resort built on national park land given demolition order

CORRECTION: In the first story Jett referred to a Chinese man losing 130 billion baht. The correct amount was 130 million baht. We apologise for the error. Hundreds, perhaps more than 400, investors have been defrauded by a bank manager at a Kasikorn bank branch in Pattaya. The manager, named in a police report as “Mr. Gob”, was promising investors 3.5% interest, per month, yes… PER MONTH… for cash investments. It appears his high interest rate attracted hundreds of people wanting to take advantage of the generous terms. One investor, who only found out about the scam yesterday when he visited the branch for his monthly rolling over of funds, told The Thaiger that he has lost 250,000 baht at this stage, with no official response from the Kasikorn head office in Bangkok yet being made about the situation. Mr B, who has asked us to protect his identity, knows of some investors who invested many millions of baht and even one Chinese man who had allegedly invested 130 million ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Pattaya bank scam & Burmese coup update | February 2

Seems people in Thailand love their alcohol as they lined up at supermarkets on Sunday to buy alcoholic beverages after sales resumed for the first time in almost a month. Alcohol Shops across the country saw people buying beer, wine and whiskey in bulk as the clock reached 11am,. The earliest time alcoholic beverages can legally be sold. Boxes of beer at the Makro cash-and-carry store in Srinakarin area in Samut Prakan were rushed to checkout counters. Liquor departments in other stores saw customers forming long queues to quench their thirst. “The shop has to urgently get more beer and whiskey as they are running out of stock,” Pratheep Wicchaphin, owner of Hok Kee, a wholesale told the Bangkok Post . Alcohol and alcoholic beverages to be Consumed at Home Sales of alcoholic beverages are now permitted under measures to ease the lockdown. But alcohol buyers are only allowed to drink at home. “There have been no customers since the ban began,” said Darunee Raksai. Who ... » Learn More about People Frantically Rush to Buy Alcohol as Prohibition Ends in Thailand

Things have changed. In some cases they’ve changed a lot and may never be the same again. Many people are suffering as a result of the impacts of lockdowns and the border closures. Entire industries, like aviation and entertainment, have been profoundly affected. Some people are being forced to re-invent their lives as a result. Fears over Covid-19 are causing people to change their habits and re-evaluate their lives. Here are some of the main things we believe have changed since January this year. Face Masks The now ever-present face mask will be with us for a long time. In Asia, it was never uncommon to see people wearing face masks for traffic, air pollution, fears of disease or just as a fashion statement. In the Covid-era, mask wearing will now just become part of what we wear when in public spaces. When we leave home we’ll check if we have our keys, our wallet AND our face mask. Even when the government relaxes the current laws about the wearing of face masks, most ... » Learn More about Top 10 things that changed in Thailand during the Covid outbreak

According to the statute of limitation Thailand’s Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya has to wait another 6 years before all his charges expire. The Red Bull heir’s hit-and-run case in 2012 became the talk of the town once again this year after news broke that all of his charges would be dropped. Mr Vorayuth had postponed attending his court hearing more than five times before fleeing abroad on his private jet. While overseas, his speeding charge was dropped after its one-year statute of limitations expired in 2013. A second charge — failing to stop to help a crash victim — expired on Sept 3, 2017 . The most serious of the charges — reckless driving that causes death — would have remained valid until 2027, but it was dropped by state prosecutors, a move that effectively acquitted Mr Vorayuth. As a result, all local and international arrest warrants were revoked. The story was reported by CNN and Reuters on July 24, saying a police panel looking into the Red Bull ... » Learn More about Red Bull Heir Has Only Six More Years Until All His Charges Expire