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Love, lust and lost funds
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025
» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.
A 'dangerous' July for the Shinawatras
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/06/2025
» The Hun Sen effect -- caused by a controversial private telephone call recording between Cambodia's de facto leader and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra -- has thrown Thai politics into disarray. Ms Paetongtarn is in treacherous waters as calls for her resignation grow. Her opponents are to gather today in a bid to throw her out of office.
Open the lid on B12m cash saga
Editorial, Published on 15/06/2025
» The story opened with a bang: a plastic box filled with 12 million baht cash was accidentally found at a garbage disposal area of a Nonthaburi condo and later claimed by a high-ranking adviser to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
Govt probes high price of SKYY9 building deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/06/2025
» The Labour Minister will establish a committee to investigate the Social Security Office's (SSO) purchase of the SKYY9 building after the findings of a special committee indicated it was snapped up for a grossly inflated price.
Social Security Office paid 'over double for building'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» The Social Security Office (SSO) paid roughly double the market value for the SKYY9 Building, according to a special committee appointed by the Interior Ministry to audit the SSO's budget use.
Medicine meets politics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2025
» Tomorrow marks a significant moment in the contemporary history of the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT), a low-profile yet prestigious association of doctors, with important implications for the medical community and Thai society more broadly.
Cops probe B12m found near Nonthaburi condo bin
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2025
» Police are investigating the origins of 12 million baht in cash found inside a plastic box near rubbish bins at a condo in Nonthaburi this week, despite a lawyer coming forward to claim ownership and insisting the money was legally earned.
ABOUT POLITICS: Not all is quite as it seems
News, Published on 22/03/2025
» On the surface, the ruling Pheu Thai Party and coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party may be getting along. However, underneath, an eruption is waiting to happen, according to several observers.
Charter change looks like a lost cause
News, Published on 08/03/2025
» The charter amendment business has reached its climax, and it is expected to fade away from this point, according to one political analyst.
‘Big Joke’ to be fired without a pension
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2025
» A police disciplinary committee on Friday resolved unanimously to fire Pol Gen Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, a former deputy police chief, over his alleged involvement in an online gambling network. He will not receive any pension.