{
  "id": 16993264,
  "title": "Thailand’s Supreme Court Ruling Upends 30-Year Leases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/thailands-supreme-court-ruling-upends-30-year-leases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T01:31:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/expat-life/thailand-30-year-leases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BANGKOK – A landmark legal decision by the Supreme Court has fundamentally changed how foreign investors secure residential real estate across Thailand. The landmark judgment strikes down pre-arranged multi-decade renewal promises that developers have sold to overseas buyers for more than thirty years. Because foreign nationals cannot directly own freehold land under Thai property legislation,…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}