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Pricey pens latest Social Security spending target
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2026
» A fresh controversy has emerged over spending by the Social Security Office (SSO) after documents revealed the procurement of 500 engraved pens worth nearly 240,000 baht using a “specific-selection” method.
‘Flawed’ app points to Social Security graft, says critic
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2026
» People’s Party list-MP candidate Rukchanok Srinork has accused the Social Security Office (SSO) of corruption and mismanagement in connection with its 850-million-baht web application, saying the flawed project has left insured members unable to access their benefits.
Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city's economic zone will remain submerged at least until mid-December.
UK signs up to help Mekong basin
News, Mark Gooding, Published on 21/06/2025
» Thailand is facing increasing risks from climate change -- as recent typhoons and flooding have shown.
Bad monks erode trust
News, Editorial, Published on 19/05/2025
» The recent scandal involving a former abbot of the renowned Wat Rai Khing, accused of embezzling over 300 million baht to fund an online gambling addiction, is deeply disturbing but not surprising. It will not be the last blow to public faith in the Thai Sangha unless meaningful and fundamental reform is made.
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.
Time to promote use of digital IDs
News, David Eaves & Luanna Roncaratti, Published on 03/03/2025
» We often take the ability to prove our identity for granted, but a government-issued ID is key to accessing essential services like health care, banking and registering property ownership. And not everyone has one. That is why United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.9, which aims to "provide legal identity for all" by 2030, is so important.
Leaked SSO data disclosure memo was 'just a reminder'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2025
» The Social Security Office (SSO) said a leaked internal memo which urged staff to refrain from disclosing internal information and official documents to third parties was not an attempt to block the opposition's effort to look into irregularities surrounding the development of its web application.
Social Security Office 'Excessive' spending under fire
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2025
» The Social Security Office's (SSO) spending, which includes first-class tickets, an 850-million-baht web app and 450 million baht to produce calendars, is facing a barrage of public criticism.
Thaksin says PM to lead new anti-drug task force
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/12/2024
» The government will set up a special task force chaired by the prime minister in a bid to combat the scourge of illicit drugs.