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More charges loom in temple funds case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2025
» Police are preparing to seek additional arrest warrants in the high-profile embezzlement case involving Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom, after discovering extensive financial irregularities and undeclared accounts linked to the temple.
Cabinet gives nod to 2026 budget bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/05/2025
» The cabinet has approved the 3.78-trillion-baht budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinwawtra announced on Tuesday.
State budget slated for parliamentary discussion
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/05/2025
» The government plans to propose the draft Expenditure Budget Act for fiscal 2026, worth 3.78 trillion baht, for parliamentary consideration by the end of this month.
Chousak eyes action over temple fraud
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Chousak Sirinil has told the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to work with the Thai Sangha Supreme Council to prevent fraud at other temples following the financial scandal involving a former abbot at Wat Rai Khing.
Chinese exec arrest sought in SAO case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/05/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking to arrest Wu Binglin, a Chinese executive of China Railway No.10 (Thailand), one of the companies involved in the construction of the now-collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building.
Maid arrested over B430m tax evasion at companies
Online Reporters, Published on 18/05/2025
» CHON BURI: A maid, 54, was arrested in this eastern province as she was suspected of taking part in tax evasion worth altogether about 430 million baht at several companies.
Court detains disrobed abbot on embezzlement charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2025
» The disrobed former abbot of Wat Rai Khing and a young female associate have been remanded in custody on charges of embezzling 300 million baht from the famous Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom.
Phu Kradueng cable car edges closer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2025
» The long-debated cable car project in Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei province, has once again come under public scrutiny, raising concerns about its alignment with sustainable development goals.
Disgraced abbot surrenders, defrocked
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2025
» Almost 850 million baht was found to have been transferred to the account of a female broker linked to an online gambling network after police sifted through evidence related to the embezzlement allegations against the former abbot of Wat Rai Khing temple.
World Press Photo suspends credit for 'Napalm Girl' picture
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» AMSTERDAM - World Press Photo suspended on Friday the credit for who took one of the most iconic pictures in history, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", after doubts were raised over the photograph's authorship.