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Poll: Most Thais believe some monks have misbehaved, should be punished
Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2025
» The National Institute of Development Administration found in a recent opinion survey that most respondents believe that some Buddhist monks have violated monastic rules and should be punished.
'Big Tao' cracking down on misbehaving monks
News, Published on 19/07/2025
» The deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, has been seen at temple halls across several provinces in the past couple of days.
Love, lust and lost funds
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025
» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.
Be wary of betting
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2025
» After the casino initiative, wrapped in a contentious entertainment complex bill, fell flat, the ruling Pheu Thai Party is now touting controversial legislation on legalising online gambling, citing the need to increase state revenues.
Dozens of illegal border-crossers arrested in Aranyaprathet
Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2025
» SA KAEO - Soldiers have arrested 38 people for illegally crossing the Thai-Cambodian border in this eastern province, most of them are Cambodian migrants returning to Thailand because they could find no jobs at home.
Japan’s Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» TOKYO - The big-screen success of the 1990s video game speedster “Sonic the Hedgehog” has brought new fans to Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.
Charges mount against woman at centre of temple sex scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/07/2025
» Police charges are mounting against the 35-year-old woman known as “Sika Golf” who allegedly had sex with many senior monks at well-known temples in many provinces and also blackmailed them.
Gamblers arrested, B274m in chips seized during Bangkok raid
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» Twenty gamblers were arrested and chips worth over 270 million baht seized when police raided a gambling den in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district.
Las Vegas Sands bets on Asia’s young rich
Published on 15/07/2025
» Las Vegas Sands Corp is targeting Southeast Asia’s young and wealthy as it kicks off an ambitious US$8-billion expansion of its luxury resort in Singapore that is core to the casino operator’s future growth plans.
DSI to assist probe into sex scandal rocking the country's monastic order
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/07/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has been asked to assist the Central Investigation Bureau's (CIB) probe into the latest sex scandal rocking the country's monastic order.