With a few touches of a screen, they can inspect the amount of money, debts and other information related to their cases. "This will be faster than phoning department officials to ask for the information," department chief Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said. In the first two auctions, prospective buyers showed only interest but offered no bids, Ms Ruenvadee said. She hopes to solve the sluggish sale of 24 precious stones by seeking new buyers, especially from neighbouring countries. Up to 12,900 cases have dragged on for 10 years, Ms Ruenvadee said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2017 22:41 UTC