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Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/07/2025
» Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks.
Missing Japanese man ‘died last year’
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/08/2024
» A Japanese businessman reported missing in Thailand by his mother was found to have died in Chiang Mai last year, according to police.
'Temple swindler' to be investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/04/2022
» Police have found luxury assets worth a total of 100 million baht including a Bentley, Porsche and gold-plated amulets registered under the names of suspected embezzler Apirat Jayankura Na Ayudhya, some of his family members and his partner.
Bangkok governor hopefuls register for election
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/03/2022
» Fourteen candidates for Bangkok governor were waiting outside when the doors opened for registration to run in the May 22 polls at City Hall 2 in Din Daeng district on Thursday morning.
TV news anchor Sorrayuth sent to prison for 8 years
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/01/2020
» Former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda lost his final appeal and the Supreme Court sent him to prison for eight years on Tuesday.
OAG pushes for end of scandal-hit temple
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/11/2018
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has suggested a court petition to order the dissolution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, linked to the Khun Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong Foundation, after it was accused of involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal, according to a public prosecutor.
Senior official facing graft investigation found dead
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/06/2018
» PATHUM THANI: Former permanent secretary for social development and human security Puttipat Lertchaowasit, who is being investigated over the embezzlement of funds for the poor, was found dead at his home in Muang district on Friday morning.
Graftbusters name 270 in welfare furore
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has forwarded a list of 270 officials allegedly involved in a welfare fund embezzlement scandal to the Department of Social Development and Welfare to consider disciplinary action.
Parks Department chief probed for 'funds misuse'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/06/2018
» The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is investigating a complaint against the chief of Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for alleged malfeasance over his handling of public funds back in 2010.
Police chief seeks allies to collar ex-monk
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/06/2018
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda flew to France at the weekend to coordinate with Interpol at its headquarters to pressure Germany into extraditing former monk Phra Phrom Methee to Thailand, a highly placed police source said on Tuesday.