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The man charged with fixing temple graft
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/10/2017
» It is quite rare to find police swamped with paperwork, and a far cry from the common image of law enforcement officers busting crimes and chasing after robbers.
Raids move temple funds case forward
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2017
» An investigation into the temple funds embezzlement scandal appears to be moving in the right direction after authorities raided the homes of senior officials and found signs of unusual wealth, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.
CCD swoops in temple funds scandal
News, Published on 22/09/2017
» Counter-corruption police launched raids on 14 locations in seven provinces as the agency expands its probe into allegations of 140-million-baht corruption involving the state grant-in-aid scheme for temples nationwide.
CCD, NOB to discuss temple embezzlement cases
News, Published on 16/07/2017
» The police's Counter-Corruption Division (CCD) and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) are expected to hold a meeting within this week to sound out ways to deal with the embezzlement cases involving the government's temple maintenance fund.
Prayut vows temple graft case justice
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 13/07/2017
» The deputy director of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) will be suspended or transferred if there is evidence linking him to an alleged embezzlement scheme at a well-known Ayutthaya temple, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Temple graft took B700m in single year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2017
» About 700 million baht is believed to have been embezzled from the government's maintenance fund in 2014, according to the police Counter-Corruption Division (CCD).
Fund fraud found at several hundred more temples
Published on 27/06/2017
» Police have found evidence of embezzlement of state maintenance funding at 476 more temples as they expand their investigation nationwide.
Probe widens into rogue temples 'siphoning funds'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/06/2017
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been asked to look into five more temples allegedly involved in embezzling 60 million baht from the government's temple maintenance funds, following an initial investigation police say has unearthed strong evidence.
2 others put in temple fraud frame
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/06/2017
» The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) has lodged a complaint against two more people for their alleged involvement in the embezzlement of 60 million baht in temple maintenance funds, bringing the number of suspects to 10.
CCD summons 4 in temple funds scam
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/06/2017
» The police Counter-Corruption Division (CCD) has summoned four suspects allegedly involved in the embezzlement of 60 million baht in temple maintenance funds to answer charges Friday.