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Online scams up again, investment fraud worst
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2026
» The number of online-scam complaints rose again over the past week, with investment fraud causing the most damage, according to police.
Police seek gold shop heist suspect
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/02/2026
» Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a suspect in the armed robbery of a gold shop who made off with 198 baht weight of gold and 170,000 baht in cash, causing a loss of more than 15 million baht.
Armed robber flees Bangkok shop with gold worth B11 million
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/01/2026
» Police in Bangkok have launched a manhunt for a gunman who robbed a gold shop in Sukhumvit Soi 50 and made off with gold ornaments worth about 11.1 million baht and 170,000 baht in cash on Friday night.
Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Cops 'strike down' 300 more scammers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2025
» Police have arrested more than 300 suspects nationwide in a sweeping crackdown on mule accounts and technology-related crimes.
Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025
» NONTHABURI: Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks on charges of enabling malfeasance, laundering money and receiving stolen goods.
Police probe temple funds as abbot flees
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/07/2025
» Police are tracking the financial transactions of Wat Tri Thotsathep to determine the connections between the Bangkok temple's former abbot and a woman he knew.
Court detains disrobed abbot on embezzlement charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2025
» The disrobed former abbot of Wat Rai Khing and a young female associate have been remanded in custody on charges of embezzling 300 million baht from the famous Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom.
Disgraced abbot surrenders, defrocked
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2025
» Almost 850 million baht was found to have been transferred to the account of a female broker linked to an online gambling network after police sifted through evidence related to the embezzlement allegations against the former abbot of Wat Rai Khing temple.
Police arrest close aide of former abbot accused of embezzling money from temple
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2025
» A former monk close to the disrobed abbot of Wat Rai Khing, who was accused of embezzling temple funds to gamble online, was arrested in Nakhon Pathom on Friday.