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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.
Supreme Patriarch orders transparency in temple finances
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2025
» The Supreme Patriarch has ordered transparent finances at Buddhist temples across Thailand, as police found billions of baht passing through the accounts of a woman allegedly receiving money from the former abbot of a well-known temple in Nakhon Pathom over the past years.
Vachara Leegomonchai Leads CLP’s Sustainable Farming Revolution
Published on 22/05/2025
» Bangkok – 2025 – Under the visionary leadership of Vachara Leegomonchai, Chief Executive Officer of CLP Group, the company is transforming Thailand’s agricultural sector by championing sustainability, research, and innovation. With a strategic focus on government collaboration, education, and advanced technology, CLP aims to create a thriving ecosystem that benefits both farmers and local communities.
Hospital says temple holding back
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2025
» Mettapracharak Hospital says it has not received any donations or financial support from Wat Rai Khing for more than three years, despite the presence of donation boxes at the temple collecting funds for the hospital.
More charges loom in temple funds case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2025
» Police are preparing to seek additional arrest warrants in the high-profile embezzlement case involving Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom, after discovering extensive financial irregularities and undeclared accounts linked to the temple.
Salon artist shocked by request to paint dead customer's nails
Online Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» A Bangkok nail artist has shared a moving account of being asked to paint the nails of a woman who died in a road accident on the way to a scheduled appointment with her.
Chousak eyes action over temple fraud
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Chousak Sirinil has told the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to work with the Thai Sangha Supreme Council to prevent fraud at other temples following the financial scandal involving a former abbot at Wat Rai Khing.
Voices for change
Life, Published on 20/05/2025
» When Kemjira Jehba was diagnosed with depression at age 12, her world became quiet. The kind of quiet where pain goes unnoticed and stigma speaks louder than understanding. It took years of therapy, self-reflection and courage for her to find her voice again. Now aged 20, she's using it to help build a world where mental health is not feared but understood.
Bad monks erode trust
News, Editorial, Published on 19/05/2025
» The recent scandal involving a former abbot of the renowned Wat Rai Khing, accused of embezzling over 300 million baht to fund an online gambling addiction, is deeply disturbing but not surprising. It will not be the last blow to public faith in the Thai Sangha unless meaningful and fundamental reform is made.
Missing DJ’s body found with tied hands, gunshot wounds in temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a male DJ, 33, who had gone missing four days previously was found in a remote forest in Muang district in this western Thai province on Sunday, with tied hands and bullet wounds in a temple. Police suspect a romantic conflict.