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Police fail in mission to bring back former monk
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/06/2018
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda, who headed a police team to bring back fugitive former monk Phra Phrom Methee to Thailand to face questioning over his involvement in the temple fund embezzlement scandal Wednesday, returned from Germany empty-handed.
Former top monk 'on the run' in Laos
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/06/2018
» Police are seeking the extradition of former Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) member Phra Phrom Methee who reportedly fled to Laos after avoiding arrest over the temple funds embezzlement scandal.
Expelled Sangha Supreme Councillor fled to Laos
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/06/2018
» Former Sangha Supreme Council member Phra Phrom Methee fled to Laos after avoiding arrest over the temple funds embezzlement scandal and police are now seeking his extradition.
Hydro dam battle taking on new allies
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/05/2018
» As resistance mounts to hydroelectric dam projects along the Mekong River, local leaders have tried to engage civic movements in the Mekong sub-region in the battle.
Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/02/2018
» Arecent major crackdown, in which 250 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine were intercepted while being smuggled on a train to the South, has underlined observations that Thailand has become a transit point for transnational drug smuggling.
Foreign 'Romeos' continue preying on wealthy Thai women
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/01/2018
» Foreign gangs behind romance scams targeting wealthy Thai women are flourishing, despite intensive efforts to crack down on the crime.
Laos assures riverside Thais on dam impact
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/01/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Laos has assured the Pak Beng hydropower dam that is to be built on the lower Mekong River will have no adverse impact on local people living on the Thai side of the river.
Police chase ends with seizure of meth, heroin
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/06/2017
» NONG BUA LAM PHU - A man was arrested after a police chase and 20 kilogrammes of heroin and 30kg of crystal methamphetamine later seized in Muang district on Wednesday morning.
Green group targets Laos hydro project
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/06/2017
» An environmental advocacy group has filed a petition with the Administrative Court against three parties over their roles in the Pak Beng hydropower plant project, which the group fears will result in a negative impact on communities along the Mekong River.
Pak Beng dam project riles locals
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/06/2017
» CHIANG RAI - Environmental activists will petition the Administrative Court Thursday to help in their protest against the new Pak Beng dam project on the Mekong River in Laos, which could bring both ecological and economic impacts to the region.