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RTAF moves to recruit female pilots for training
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2026
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has started taking applications for female pilots, marking a major step towards greater gender inclusion within the military.
Troops to man border for 'at least one year'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2026
» Thailand will keep its military forces deployed along the Cambodian border for at least one year to safeguard national sovereignty despite the recent ceasefire agreement with the neighbouring country, Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit says.
Restoring paradise
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/11/2025
» When Tania Kanchanarak looks out over the turquoise waters of Koh Phangan, she sees more than a postcard-perfect paradise.
Bank records in temple case under review
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/09/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is awaiting bank statements to verify financial transactions worth 500 million baht linked to Wat Na Pa Phong in Pathum Thani, with the possibility of issuing warrants against individuals tied to scrutiny of the temple's accounts.
Ex-National Office of Buddhism boss, actors to join temple saga
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/09/2025
» Actors, comedians, musicians and the former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) are on the list of witnesses to be grilled in connection with the financial dealings of Phra Alongkot, the disgraced ex-abbot of Phrabat Namphu Temple in Lop Buri.
Probe into ex-abbot widens in hospice temple funds scandal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/08/2025
» Police have widened their probe into the sprawling financial network of the former abbot of Wat Phrabat Namphu, a hospice temple in Lop Buri province, with estimated damages now climbing to 10 billion baht, according to Pol Maj Gen Charoonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).
Probe of disgraced ex-abbot Alongkot 'ongoing'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2025
» Police are currently reviewing evidence seized during the raid on Wat Phrabat Namphu and several other locations as part of the investigation into the alleged embezzlement of more than one billion baht in donations by the temple's disgraced former abbot, Alongkot Phoolmook, and his aide, Seksan Sapsubbsakul.
Dismantling stigma for people living with HIV
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/08/2025
» Wat Phrabat Namphu in Lop Buri province has long been seen as a sanctuary for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), a place of last resort for those abandoned by families and shunned by society.
Ex-reporter presses DSI on temple scandal
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/08/2025
» A former journalist has filed a petition with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) requesting it accept the Wat Phrabat Namphu controversy as a special case.
More skulduggery alleged at Wat Phrabat Namphu
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is pressing ahead with its probe into Wat Phrabat Namphu, as more irregularities surface during interviews with suspects.