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Land encroachment by Saraburi monastery probed
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2026
» Authorities raided four locations linked to a temple in Saraburi province on Wednesday, uncovering alleged encroachment on more than 2,000 rai of land designated for agricultural reform and the construction of a meditation retreat.
Influencer policeman arrested on land encroachment charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/08/2025
» Police on Thursday arrested a policeman-turned-influencer known as “Johnny the Enforcer”, his wife and three others on charges of building a hotel on public land in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.
Six nabbed in Saraburi forest land scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/08/2025
» Five Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) officials and a tambon chief have been arrested for their alleged roles in illegally issuing land ownership documents to benefit private investors who encroached on protected forest land in Saraburi.
Influencer cop under probe for land encroachment
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/07/2025
» Thailand's Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has asked the police to investigate a case of land encroachment involving a high-profile police officer in Ubon Ratchathani.
Investigators recommend prosecuting PAO chief for son's murder
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/02/2025
» Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have submitted an investigation report to prosecutors recommending the indictment of Soonthorn Vilawan, father of a former cabinet minister, and seven others in the murder of his adopted son, a Prachin Buri provincial councillor, in December last year.
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.
Gold miner Akara Resources faces indictment for alleged encroachment
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/12/2023
» The Department of Special Investigation has decided to indict Akara Resources Plc, a gold mining firm, and three other suspects in an encroachment case, Wirun Chanthananan, chief prosecutor in the special litigation office at the DSI's Bureau of Special Case Management said on Sunday.
Kanokwan suspended over land
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/08/2022
» The Supreme Court yesterday suspended Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan from performing her duties after accepting a petition accusing her of serious ethical misconduct in a land encroachment case.
Soonthorn charged after surrendering to police
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/06/2022
» Soonthorn Vilawan, the father of Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan, was arraigned in court for illegally occupying land in Khao Yai National Park after surrendering to the police yesterday morning.
Sites scoured for fugitive politician
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/06/2022
» The hunt for the missing president of the Prachin Buri Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO), accused of forest encroachment, stepped up yesterday with police scouring multiple locations in the province.