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Monks caught in poaching scandal
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/06/2024
» Sex and money scandals among rogue monks are old news, barely raising an eyebrow any more. What's grabbing headlines now? Monks involved in wildlife poaching.
Elusive Vatana set to weigh in on PAO vote
News, Published on 01/06/2024
» Former Samut Prakan MP and deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame, 87, claims he will return to Samut Prakan in two months to visit locals after evading corruption charges for 15 years.
Court accepts petition against PM
Published on 23/05/2024
» The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his decision to appoint a minister with a prison record. However, the court has voted 5-4 not to suspend him from duty pending its ruling.
Embattled Pichit resigns as PM's office minister
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2024
» Prime Minister’s Office Minister Pichit Chuenban resigned on Tuesday in the face of mounting pressure from a group of senators seeking a Constitutional Court ruling on his suitability to serve as a cabinet minister.
Police hunt mastermind in major BMA bribe scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2024
» Police are expanding their investigation into a corruption scandal at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), looking for the mastermind behind a 9-million-baht payment demanded to divert a new road away from a golf course.
Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
Last of the ‘Three Tyrants’ dies at 90
Published on 14/05/2024
» Col Narong Kittikachorn, one of the “three tyrants” who led the country prior to the October 1973 student uprising, died on Tuesday at the age of 90.
Malaysian ex-PM's wife sued over $346m of luxury goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/05/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is among companies that are suing the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak for allegedly obtaining over US$346 million worth of luxury goods through misappropriated funds.
Yingluck in the clear over funding scandal
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/04/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided not to appeal the Supreme Court ruling that cleared former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and five others of malfeasance in connection with a 240-million baht public relations campaign, said a source close to the matter.
Educators jailed over ‘tea money’
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/04/2024
» The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking “tea money” bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.