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Fugitive jet-setting monk Nen Kham arrested in US
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/07/2016
» Disgraced ex-monk Wirapol Sukphol, formerly known as Luang Pu Nen Kham, has been arrested by US authorities three years after he fled Thailand with police hot on his heels.
Thais love to shop abroad
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2015
» Thai travellers spend about 44,000 baht by average for an overseas trip and prefer to spend it on shopping, according to the latest Visa Global Travel Intentions Study 2015.
TAA, BAC sign deal to secure pilot supply
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 11/07/2015
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) has secured a commitment from Bangkok Aviation Center Plc (BAC) to deliver new pilots, in a move that will ensure the country's biggest budget carrier will not face a shortage of pilots in the future.
Pilot shortage dire, says training centre
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/07/2015
» The Thai aviation industry is suffering a serious shortage of commercial airline pilots and needs at least 400 more each year, according to the Bangkok Aviation Centre (BAC), a leading private pilot training and flight academy.
The prickly people who caused a stink
Spectrum, Published on 05/01/2014
» Chairs were thrown, pornography was examined in detail and screaming matches were held _ and that was just in parliament. Last year will go down in history for all sorts of obnoxious political behaviour, but not all the thorny figures who caused a stink came from politics.
Squirrely turns in case of the defrocked monk
News, Published on 21/07/2013
» The ongoing saga of defrocked monk Wirapol Sukphol, formerly known as Luang Pu Nen Kham, is proof that truth is stranger than fiction. The revelations about his extravagant lifestyle, fleet of luxury cars and alleged sexual escapades have been staggering, and so has the handling of the investigation by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) into Mr Wirapol's lifestyle and the financial network that made it possible.
Disgraced monk Wirapol has emptied B300m bank accounts
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2013
» Defrocked monk Wirapol Sukphol has just three million baht in his 41 bank accounts, when there used to be about 300 million baht, Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) adviser Narong Rattananukul said on Tuesday.
DSI seeks arrest warrant for ex-monk Wirapol
Online Reporters, Published on 15/07/2013
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will apply to the court on Wednesday for an arrest warrant in the case of disgraced former monk Wirapol Sukphol, previously known as Luang Pu Nen Kham.
Pilot reveals monk's scandalous life
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/07/2013
» Luang Pu Nen Kham Chattiko was suspiciously wealthy says a pilot who took him on 300,000-baht flights, paid for in cash. He had a taste for young girls too, a former aide says.
Pilot lifts lid on monk's depravity
Published on 07/07/2013
» The hidden life of super luxury led by embattled monk Phra Wirapol Sukphol, better known as Luang Pu Nen Kham Chattiko, has been exposed by a pilot who used to find private jet rentals for the holy man.