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Restoring people's faith battered by bad monks
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/07/2025
» The monastic order is reeling under public scrutiny after police uncovered a far-reaching scandal involving at least 13 monks, many of whom were former abbots or assistant abbots of well-known temples.
Cops to speed up probe on Nakhon Sawan temple abbot
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/07/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has promised to expedite its probe into allegations of misconduct against the former abbot of a temple in Nakhon Sawan, after photos of the senior monk embracing a woman while wearing a wig made the rounds online.
Reform temples, or lose public faith
Editorial, Published on 08/06/2025
» Temple corruption no longer raises eyebrows. The Wat Rai Khing scandal is just bigger, louder, and harder to ignore. It demands serious reform before public faith erodes further.
PGH asked for details on tycoon's 'privileged' stay
News, Published on 30/05/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Police General Hospital (PGH) asking it to clarify the case of Vonnarat Tangkaravakoon, a former executive and major shareholder of scandal-hit Stark Corporation, who reportedly received preferential treatment there.
Supreme Patriarch orders transparency in temple finances
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2025
» The Supreme Patriarch has ordered transparent finances at Buddhist temples across Thailand, as police found billions of baht passing through the accounts of a woman allegedly receiving money from the former abbot of a well-known temple in Nakhon Pathom over the past years.
Singapore charges former director in record laundering case
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore has charged Wang Junjie, the former director of a local corporate service provider linked to individuals caught up in the city-state’s record S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion) money-laundering case.
Back from the past
Postbag, Published on 29/12/2024
» Re: "Decision on Kittiratt as Bank of Thailand chair not yet final", (BP, Dec 27) & "Kittiratt defends rice scheme: IMF triggers another round of criticisms", (Business, Nov 14, 2013).
Court accepts class-action suit against Stark auditors
Published on 31/07/2024
» A Thai court will allow a class-action lawsuit against the local office of the accounting firm Deloitte over its audit of scandal-hit Stark Corporation, it said in a document on Wednesday.
Scandal stalks stocks
Published on 22/07/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was recently hit by an accounting and embezzlement scandal at Stark Corporation, which is estimated to have cost at least 14.7 billion baht in damages to shareholders and stock investors.
Energy Absolute stock dives as CEO quits, rating is cut on probe
Published on 16/07/2024
» Energy Absolute Plc (EA) shares plunged by the 30% daily limit on Tuesday after the founder and chief executive quit over a fraud probe and its credit rating was slashed to junk, even as the renewables company said it is seeking outside support for its business.