THAI EXPAT DAILY SHOW discusses police extortion, Pattaya shakedown, elite visa scandal, Phuket news

Thai Expat Daily Show

Today Daily Thailand News on your Number 1 Podcast for Expats - 1st February 2023
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Actress breaks silence on police extortion, 7 Huai Khwang officers axed
Taiwanese actress Charlene An, who is at the center of a Thai police extortion scandal, broke her silence about her traumatic experience in Thailand in an interview with Taiwanese media and on social media in Taiwan last week.
Source - Thai PBS World
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Pattaya cop allegedly extorted foreign tourist over e-cigarette
A police senior sergeant major has been transferred to an inactive post pending an investigation after he was alleged to have demanded 60,000 baht from a foreign tourist for possession of an e-cigarette.
Source – The Bangkok Post
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One pill limit or face meth dealing charge
A ministerial regulation is being amended so that anyone with more than one methamphetamine pill in possession, instead of 15, will be regarded as having the pills with intent to sell, not for personal use at present.
Source – The Bangkok Post
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Elite Card in the hot seat over scandal
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn asked the Royal Thai Police to investigate the accusation against members of Thailand Elite Card that have been linked with shady Chinese businesses, ...
Source – The Bangkok Post – The Nation – The Thaiger News
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Thailand’s corruption standing for 2022 is an improvement over 2021
Thailand’s corruption standing for 2022 improved nine places to 101st, from 110th out of 180 countries in 2021, according to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International. Thailand is 4th among ASEAN countries.
Source - Thai PBS World
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Corruption questions raised over failed Phuket construction projects
PHUKET: A key Phuket government information office has shared posts online by a national anti-corruption network, calling into question major construction projects that have failed to materialize despite hundreds of millions of baht spent on them.
Source – The Phuket News
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