Housing market recovers in H1 with transfers soaring 17.6%
THE HOUSING MARKET shook off a downturn in the first half of this year with transfers reaching 167,000 units, a 17.6% increase, driven by government measures, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 27). Sales of second-hand homes soared accounting for 63% of the total, reflecting a focus on value for money. At the same time […]
Read MoreFierce winds rip through southern district destroying homes
STRONG winds toppled trees and damaged around a hundred houses while huge waves further eroded the coast of a Nakhon Si Thammarat district today (Feb. 26) as a result of an intense low pressure cell covering Malaysia and lower southern Thailand that also unleashed very heavy rain, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy Governor Mr. Sanan Sonthimuang […]
Read MoreRaids on substandard elderly care homes show some were chained
POLICE raided a substandard elderly care home in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Jan. 19) with another raid on a similar home in Nong Chok district finding that some residents had been chained, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Col. Neti Wongkub, head of Consumer Protection Police Division 4, said the raid on the Nong Chok […]
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