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A Shanghai resident with a prior fraud conviction duped longtime friends out of 700,000 yuan by illegally changing locks on a vacant flat and posing as its owner. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of four sisters seeking compensation for damage to their ancestral land in Pedas, finding they could not identify the party responsible for the trespass and drainage work.
Thailand has launched a major operation against foreign nationals illegally controlling land and businesses through Thai proxies in key tourist destinations, detaining 96 people including 67 foreigners.