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2,000kg of meth seized on Samui-bound ferry
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» Police on Friday seized nearly 2,000 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine that was being smuggled in a pickup truck loaded onto a ferry bound for the southern tourist island of Koh Samui, at a pier in Bangkok. Four suspects were arrested.
Prosecutors oppose bail for scandal-hit ex-NOB chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/09/2025
» A court has backed prosecutors and denied bail for Nopparat Benjawatananun, the former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) chief who fled to the United States after he was accused of embezzling subsidies for the restoration of temples across the country, the Office of the Attorney-General announced on Monday.
Fugitive ex-official to face trial at home
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG), in cooperation with the Foreign Affairs Division of the Royal Thai Police and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), has secured the extradition of Nopparat Benjawatananun, a former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), from the United States.
Two caught selling cars with fake registration linked to bombers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/07/2025
» Two men arrested for selling used cars with fake licence plates and forged documentation have been linked to a network providing vehicles for car-bombers in Thailand's far South, according to police.
12 face court over Khao Yai illegal plots
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/01/2024
» The state prosecutor will file a court case against former deputy public health minister Sunthorn Wilawan and 11 other individuals implicated in a case of encroachment on Khao Yai National Park on Feb 28, Wirun Chanthananan, Director of Public Prosecution of the Office of the Attorney-General's (OAG) Special Litigation Office, said on Monday.
Former NOB chiefs face theft raps
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2023
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will charge a former head of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) and two other executives with embezzling funds from temple budgets, causing 30 million baht in damage.
Gold shop robbery fugitive caught in Korea
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/09/2023
» A man who made off with gold ornaments worth over one million baht in a gold shop robbery in Pattaya before fleeing to South Korea has been arrested after almost one year on the run.
Senior monk faces temple fund theft rap
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/02/2022
» NAKHON NAYOK: Police arrested a deputy chief monk of the province yesterday on suspicion of stealing 110 million baht over nine years from local temple funds in collusion with a missing former chief of the National Office of Buddhism.
Senior monk arrested for B110m embezzlement
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2022
» NAKHON NAYOK: A deputy chief monk of the province was arrested on Friday morning for alleged theft of 110 million baht over nine years from local temple funds in collusion with a missing former Buddhism office chief, police said.
CSD raids target major drug network, 8 arrested
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/02/2022
» Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police yesterday raided premises in Bangkok and two southern provinces, launching a crackdown on a major drug network and arresting a prime suspect.