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Reform clergy with your wallet
Editorial, Published on 03/08/2025
» The recent sex scandal involving high-ranking monks has shaken public faith to the core. But the responses from the clergy, the state, and the public all miss the point. This crisis in Thai Buddhism is not about monks and sex -- it's about monks and money. Address the problem incorrectly, and the sex scandals and temple corruption will never end.
Rights lawyer’s jail time reaches 29 years
Published on 08/07/2025
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 4 months in prison for royal defamation and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in Bangkok in November 2020.
‘Diddy’ guilty of prostitution offences, cleared of more serious charges
Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offences but cleared of more serious charges, in a blow to prosecutors who had urged a jury to find him guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Thaksin attends Criminal Court for lese-majeste hearing
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/07/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared at the Criminal Court on Tuesday to hear testimony by prosecution witnesses in a lese-majeste case that arose from an interview he gave in South Korea in 2015.
Activist lawyer’s jail time reaches 26 years
Published on 25/06/2025
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 8 months in prison for royal defamation in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in December 2020.
Court acquits Rangsiman of defaming ex-senator Upakit
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» The Criminal Court has acquitted People’s Party MP Rangsiman Rome in a defamation case brought against him by former senator Upakit Pachirayangkun.
No bail for former adviser, son
News, Published on 07/06/2025
» Nathaporn Toprayoon, a former adviser to the Ombudsman, and his son Rattisith have been formally indicted and denied bail on charges linked to the high-profile Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) fraud scandal.
Fugitive monk surrenders in temple fund case after 7 years on run
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/06/2025
» A fugitive former assistant abbot of Wat Samphanthawong in Bangkok has returned from Germany and surrendered in connection with a temple fund embezzlement case, seven years after fleeing Thailand.
14th floor back again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) deserves a praise for launching a probe into another case of a wealthy recipient of privileged treatment who spent a month in a special patient room on the 14th floor of Police General Hospital (PGH).
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.