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Thai police speed up scam centre bribery probe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2025
» Police are expediting their review of evidence in a high-profile 40-million-baht bribery case allegedly linked to Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob.
The Cycle of “Bribery” Unlocking Licences
Published on 08/10/2025
» Starting a construction business – or any business – is a dream for many and a powerful engine that drives a nation’s economy. Yet those dreams often collide with complex and time-consuming government licensing procedures. What should ensure fairness and compliance instead becomes a major barrier that causes delays, frustration, and, more critically, opens the door to a deeply rooted problem: bribery. This silent force undermines trust and erodes national credibility.
Inquiry kicks off into call centre bribe offer claims
Published on 02/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for corruption as Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob launches a probe into an alleged 40-million-baht monthly bribe linked to call centre scams.
Not the right path to peace
Published on 28/06/2025
» If Thailand and Cambodia want to resolve their border issues they need to go about it in the right way, according to critics v The PM and her Pheu Thai-led government are in a fight for survival, but Bhumjaithai also has its problems to deal with.
Green energy has become a pricey delusion
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 13/05/2025
» Ask families in Germany and the UK what happens when more and more supposedly cheap solar and wind power is added to the national power mix, and they can tell you by looking at their utility bills: it gets far more expensive. This goes against everything that we're being told. Green energy is supposed to be incredibly cheap. But we're not hearing the real story.
Election Commission official faces bribe allegation
News, Published on 03/05/2025
» Election Commission (EC) chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong has acknowledged an accusation against commissioner Thitichet Nuchanat, who has been accused by a former auditor-general of taking part in bribery.
Who is truly to blame for the crisis in Syria?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/03/2025
» 'They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs," explained an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria. "One way or another, this was going to happen."
Engineer caught taking bribe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/01/2025
» A Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) engineer has been caught red-handed while accepting a bribe in his office to approve a community mall project, according to Pol Gen Adis Ngamchitsuksri, an adviser to the city governor.
Social media activist faces arrest for false iCon story
Published on 22/11/2024
» The Criminal Court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for a social media activist for making false statements about a cryptocurrency transaction allegedly linked to the founder of The iCon Group, the direct sales company accused of operating a pyramid scheme.
Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says
Reuters, Published on 06/11/2024
» ATLANTA: Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three battleground states - Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin - as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said on Tuesday.