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Property tycoon faces money laundering charge
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/03/2024
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) will charge property tycoon Anant Asavabhokhin with money laundering over his alleged involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) fund embezzlement scandal, according to an OAG source.
Revered abbot Somdet Chuang dies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2021
» Revered monk Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, aka Somdet Chuang, abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, has died at the age of 96.
Supachai cleared of fraud in KCUC case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2020
» Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, the former chairman of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC), has been cleared of fraud in the KCUC embezzlement scandal.
Prayut courting disaster as oath saga drags on
News, Published on 24/08/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is playing it cool over his oath gaffe but critics are uncertain how long he can keep calm in the face of growing adversity.
Court upholds prison term for Supachai
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2019
» The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Appeal Court ruling that Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, a former chairman of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC), be sentenced to seven years in prison, in a lawsuit stemming from a 12-billion-baht embezzlement scandal.
DSI steps up bid to net rogue monk
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/07/2019
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has renewed efforts to arrest Phra Dhammajayo, the former abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, after Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin ordered the DSI to step up its probe into the multi-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement case.
As ever, money the root of many evils in 2018
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2018
» Former DSI chief Tarit Pengdith may have stolen the headlines this month after he received a one-year prison term for his role in the police station construction scandal. However, the team which he once headed handled a number of high-profile cases in 2018.
OAG pushes for dissolution of scandal-hit temple
News, King-oua Laohong, 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.
DSI to charge tycoon's sister in KCUC case
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/09/2018
» Police will summon the younger sister of telecoms tycoon Boonchai Bencharongkul to acknowledge a money laundering charge on Oct 4, in connection to the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal.
Amlo freezes B134m held by ex-monks
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/06/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has frozen about 134 million baht held in 10 bank accounts by four former senior monks embroiled in a temple fund embezzlement scandal.