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Four Arrested in Phuket Freedom Beach Land Fraud

PHUKET: Four members of a family, including a man known as ‘Sia Lek’, have been arrested over alleged land fraud involving Freedom Beach, with Thai and foreign investors reporting losses totalling millions of baht.

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PHUKET: Four members of a family, including a man known as ‘Sia Lek’, have been arrested over alleged land fraud involving Freedom Beach, with Thai and foreign investors reporting losses totalling millions of baht.

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