Thailand's DBD expands company capital-trail checks from August 1
Order 2/2569 replaces two earlier registration measures and requires matching bank evidence for specified filings involving foreign investment or signing authority.
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What is changing for property buyers in Phuket — enforcement, regulation, and market data, with sources. A Phuket catalogue like Cian.
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Three contract clauses that decide what happens when an off-plan build slips
Handover dates slip, and Thai off-plan contracts already say what you're owed when they do. The three clauses to read before you sign: the delay window, the termination remedy, and who pays the annual tax.
Why tiny Phuket condos are a path to losing money
The 25-square-metre 'capsule' unit is the cheapest way onto the Phuket market and the fastest way to a resale you can't make. Here's the size below which a condo stops being an investment.
Nui Beach demolition: what Phuket's forest-reclamation order actually covers
Officials began dismantling structures at Phuket's Nui Beach on 20 July 2026 — press reports on the day cite 50 structures on 18 rai, a larger figure than the ministry's own case page. A source-by-source check of the conflicting area and structure counts, the court challenge, and the minister's separate claim about land allegedly held by foreigners.
The four ways to rent out a Phuket condo — and what each really pays
A developer will offer you two rental programs at purchase and quietly skip the other two. Guaranteed return, rental pool, third-party management, self-managed — what each pays, and the trade-off each hides.
The Koh Phangan cafe clip that fed Thailand's tourist-conduct debate
A 15-second cafe video from Koh Phangan went viral and became shorthand for Thailand's frustration with tourist conduct. What the clip shows, what the visitor says happened, and what's still unverified.
A Supreme Court ruling puts a Sakhu resort under demolition orders
DNP posted eviction and demolition notices at a hotel in tambon Sakhu on July 10, enforcing a Supreme Court ruling that upheld revocation of a Nor Sor 3 Kor certificate over more than 13 rai inside Sirinat National Park.
Bank of Thailand holds its policy rate at 1.00% in June 2026
The central bank kept its benchmark unchanged; Phuket buyers still need current lender-specific mortgage terms.
Phuket–Andaman nominee raids: what the June 2026 records show
A source-by-source check of the 49 rai, THB 1 billion, 66-company, and 632-company claims from Thailand's June 2026 nominee operation.
The 'hotel license' condo myth — and the question that actually matters
No Phuket condominium has ever held a hotel license — it's a marketing term, not a legal one. Here's what actually decides whether a building can run short-term rentals like a hotel.
