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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.
Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» NONTHABURI: Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks on charges of enabling malfeasance, laundering money and receiving stolen goods.
More raids as police seek to arrest Kok An's children
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» Cyber Crime Police with arrest warrants raided another seven locations in Bangkok and Sa Kaeo in their search for two daughters and a son of accused Cambodian scam-backer and casino owner Kok An.
Sangha Act to be revised
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/07/2025
» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) will form a special committee to revise monastic regulations following a high-profile sexual scandal involving 11 monks and a woman known as "Miss Golf".
Sangha Act to be revised after senior monks' sex scandals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2025
» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) will form a special committee to revise monastic regulations following a high-profile sex scandal involving 11 monks and a woman known as “Miss Golf”.
Senate joins anti-scam crusaders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» The Senate is stepping up involvement in tackling online crimes, with Senator Nophadol In-na calling for a committee to focus on tackling widespread online crime and call centre scams.
Defrocked monks face criminal investigation
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/07/2025
» Thai police have called for monastic action against senior monks implicated in the “Sika Golf” sex scandal, amid a rise in misconduct cases and apparent attempts to evade investigation.
Disgraced ex-monks in sex scandal face embezzlement probe
Published on 11/07/2025
» The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) is considering criminal complaints against former senior monks embroiled in a major sex scandal if an investigation finds they embezzled money from temples.
Cyber police apprehend 6 in international fraud bust
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/07/2025
» The cyber police have arrested six suspects in a transnational fraud ring that used fake email invoices to trick a major Japanese company into transferring more than 228 million baht to a Thai bank account.
Border relations improving, says regional army chief
Post Reporters, Published on 09/07/2025
» The mood on the Thai-Cambodia border has shown signs of improvement since the May 28 clash that sparked tensions, with the militaries of both countries maintaining communication to prevent further misunderstandings, according to Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of the Second Army Region.