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Assets worth B10bn retrieved for embezzled Aids hospice temple
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/11/2025
» Police have retrieved assets worth about 10 billion baht acquired earlier with donations embezzled from the Aids hospice temple, Wat Phrabat Namphu, in Lop Buri province.
Former Aids hospice abbot denies all fraud charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/08/2025
» The former abbot of the Aids hospice at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu and his fund-raiser on Wednesday denied all the fraud and embezzlement charges against them as a court approved a police request to extend their detention.
Former Aids hospice abbot arrested for alleged temple fund fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/08/2025
» Police arrested Luang Phor Alongkot, the former abbot of well-known Aids hospice temple, early Tuesday morning for multiple charges including embezzlement and money-laundering.
Monks' misconduct draws complaints
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/07/2025
» More than 100 complaints have been filed with a special centre recently established by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to investigate allegations of misconduct among Buddhist monks, according to Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, the bureau's deputy commissioner.
Smugglers caught with 48 macaques
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/06/2023
» Two members of a wildlife smuggling gang were arrested in Muang district of Chumphon on Saturday as they attempted to transport 48 macaques in a car from the South to the East.
Ex-monk reports to police to hear embezzlement charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2022
» Pongsakorn Chankaeo, formerly known as Phra Kato, reported to police on Tuesday to acknowledge an embezzlement charge over the withdrawal of 600,000 baht from a temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
B92m in assets seized from accused temple embezzler
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/05/2022
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized assets worth about 92 million baht from an aide to the late abbot Somdej Phra Wannarat of Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara and four others close to him.
Final 2 suspects in vicious 2007 murder arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/04/2022
» The final two alleged accomplices of a former Bangkok councillor convicted of the vicious murder and arson of a van operator in 2007 have been arrested in Bangkok.
Houses raided over B100m temple funds theft
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/02/2022
» NAKHON SAWAN: Police investigating a 100-million-baht embezzlement at a local temple searched several houses and impounded assets worth millions of baht, including many valuable amulets, on Tuesday.
B63m in stolen donations returned to venerated abbot
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/11/2021
» Police have detained a temple caretaker and two associates and seized and returned to the abbot about 63 million baht the trio allegedly embezzled from donated temple funds.