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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.
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.
Ex-National Office of Buddhism officials in hot water
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/05/2025
» Three former officials from the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) unusually accumulated wealth stemming from alleged misappropriation of temple support funds, says the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Two more held in Wat Rai Khing embezzlement case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/05/2025
» A couple linked to the accused former Wat Rai Khing abbot, Yeam Inkrugkao, have been arrested after investigators found their involvement in embezzling funds from the well-known temple’s annual fair auction for stalls.
Wat Rai Khing fraud bust started quietly
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2025
» In a case that rocked the clergy and sent shockwaves through the Buddhist community, one man quietly stepped into one of Thailand's most revered temples -- not to worship, but to investigate.
Suspects in Thai temple embezzlement case 'amassed a fortune'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2025
» Authorities investigating a high-profile embezzlement case at Wat Rai Khing have uncovered suspicious property acquisitions worth more than 40 million baht by Aranyawan Wangthapan, 28, within a single year.
Hail of fatal gunfire; impersonator cops; FB love sours
News, Mae Moo, Published on 25/05/2025
» Unable to defend himself
Over B2bn traced in temple embezzlement case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/05/2025
» Police investigators have found that over 2 billion baht was circulated across 84 bank accounts linked to the high-profile embezzlement case involving Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom.