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2 Klatham Party candidates axed over past convictions
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2026
» The Supreme Court has revoked the eligibility of two candidates of the Klatham Party candidates to contest the Feb 8 general election due to past criminal convictions.
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.
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.
Police step up probe into HIV temple scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/09/2025
» Police are expediting their investigation into the scandal involving former abbot Phra Alongkot of Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu in Lop Buri, aiming to finish before a meeting of the new Centre for the Protection and Promotion of Buddhism on Monday.
'Myanmar rebel' arrested for migrant smuggling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/08/2025
» Police have arrested a man in Kanchanaburi for allegedly smuggling 21 illegal migrants from Myanmar.
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.
Girlfriend of former abbot arrested in temple fund scandal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/08/2025
» Police have arrested a 57-year-old woman, who was a romantic partner of the former abbot of Wat Nakhon Sawan, for alleged involvement in the embezzlement of temple funds.
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.
Police raid 200 temples, arrest criminal suspects
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/08/2025
» Police raided 200 temples nationwide on Tuesday morning to arrest 181 criminal suspects believed hiding within the Buddhist monkhood.