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BANGKOK: Thai police are seeking an Interpol arrest warrant for a tycoon they believe has fled to China following an alleged US$200 million investment scam, the force told local media on Monday (Nov 25). Boon Vanasin, 86, the former chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) is believed to have fled the country in September, Bangkok police deputy commissioner Nopasin Poolsawat told Thai media. Since last year, around 250 people have filed complaints against Boon and his group, alleging they lost a total of US$219 million after investing in medical projects in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Nopasin said. “The victims believed…
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SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time…
Chinese internet regulators have banned controversial ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan from posting on his social media accounts,…
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SUJAWAL, Pakistan: Two of Fatima Bibi’s children have died of mosquito-borne disease malaria, and she…
‘Purely a gamble’: China’s youths try to cash in on stock market see-saw. Can it boost spending?
According to China’s market regulator, around 220 million people invest in stocks. That’s less than…
During the height of COVID-19 in March 2020, the KLCI bottomed out at around 1,301…
Japan will hold elections next year for the less powerful upper house, where the ruling…
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