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Broker arrested in Pattaya over funds from Wat Rai Khing abbot
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2025
» Authorities in Pattaya have arrested a broker linked to an online gambling network who received illicit funds from Wat Rai Khing’s abbot, who surrendered to police to assert his innocence.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
Elderly abbot accused of B300m embezzlement
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/05/2025
» A 70-year-old abbot accused of embezzling 300 million baht from a famous Buddhist temple and using it for gambling turned himself in to police in Bangkok on Thursday, just as they were about to seek a warrant for his arrest.
Children rescued from alleged exploitation in porn videos
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/05/2025
» Five children from a single family in Phetchabun province have been placed in protective care following reports of their being used in the production of pornographic videos sold through a Line chat group.
Children rescued from alleged exploitation in porn videos
Online Reporters, Published on 14/05/2025
» Five children from a single family in Phetchabun province have been placed in protective care following reports of their being used in the production of pornographic videos sold through a Line chat group.
1,200 suspects in Senate probe: DSI
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/05/2025
» About 1,200 suspects are being investigated over their involvement in money laundering linked to vote-rigging in last year's Senate election, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Power politics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2025
» A recent row that saw a policeman beaten for warning a politician not to take photos inside a polling booth confirms that local politics still wields significant influence over law enforcers.
17 arrests sought in Bangkok building collapse
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/05/2025
» Police in Bangkok are preparing to seek arrest warrants for 17 people — including engineers, project supervisors and executives of the construction contractor — implicated in the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building after the March 28 earthquake.
Bhumjaithai plays down budget bill concerns
News, Published on 11/05/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party on Sunday confirmed its MPs will not vote down the budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, which is expected to be submitted to the cabinet and the House of Representatives for approval later this month.
Summonses 'backed by evidence'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/05/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) defended the summonses it handed to six out of 53 senators suspected of vote-rigging in last year's Senate election, saying it has enough evidence to pursue charges against them.