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Phuket MPs call for AMLO to investigate Big Buddha finances
Phuket MPs call for AMLO to investigate Big Buddha finances
Saturday 19 July 2025 12:00 PM
PHUKET: Phuket MPs Chalermpong Saengdee and Thitikan Thitipruethikul have called on the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to investigate the financial dealings of the private foundation that operates the Big Buddha viewpoint.
229 targeted in Senate vote-rigging case
229 targeted in Senate vote-rigging case
Friday 18 July 2025 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: An investigative panel has recommended charges against 229 suspects, including Bhumjaithai Party executives, in connection with allegations of widespread vote-rigging in Thailand’s Senate election last year.
NACC Phuket publishes income, asset declarations of local officials
NACC Phuket publishes income, asset declarations of local officials
Saturday 5 July 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC Phuket) has publicly released the official income and asset declarations of key municipal leaders who either retained their positions or lost their seats in the May local elections.
Phuket’s new goal: Sun, Sea and Moral Integrity
Phuket’s new goal: Sun, Sea and Moral Integrity
Wednesday 2 July 2025 12:12 PM
PHUKET: Phuket officials have declared their intention for Phuket to become a ‘Morality Province’ under a national initiative to promote good values and ethical development across Thai society. 
NACC to probe justice minister, DSI chief
NACC to probe justice minister, DSI chief
Friday 27 June 2025 08:03 AM
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has resolved to set up an investigative panel to probe Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong and Department of Special Investigation (DSI) director-general Pol Lt Col Yutthana Praedam, following complaints of misconduct and political persecution related to the recent Senate election investigation.
NACC Phuket dodges questions over Deputy Mayor corruption jail sentence
NACC Phuket dodges questions over Deputy Mayor corruption jail sentence
Wednesday 25 June 2025 01:26 PM
PHUKET: Suwat Saowaran, Chief of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Phuket office (NACC Phuket) has deflected from answering questions about a Phuket Town deputy mayor being jailed for corruption, with four others currently appealing the initial guilty verdict handed down against them.
‘Graft to blame’ for police air crashes
‘Graft to blame’ for police air crashes
Tuesday 24 June 2025 01:00 PM
BANGKOK: The president of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) said systemic corruption is to blame for the recent crashes of two police aircraft, which claimed the lives of nine police officers.
NACC Phuket files charges over Kamala forest encroachment
NACC Phuket files charges over Kamala forest encroachment
Saturday 14 June 2025 01:30 PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC PHUKET) says it is continuing its investigation into encroachment on the Kamala National Forest Reserve as part of ongoing efforts to combat corruption and protect public land.
SSO paid ‘over double for building’
SSO paid ‘over double for building’
Friday 13 June 2025 10:06 AM
BANGKOK: The Social Security Office (SSO) paid roughly double the market value for the SKYY9 Building, according to a special committee appointed by the Interior Ministry to audit the SSO’s budget use.
Police doctor suspended over sedative procurement
Police doctor suspended over sedative procurement
Thursday 12 June 2025 11:09 AM
BANGKOK: Police General Hospital in Bangkok says it has suspended a doctor who was arrested for procuring large amounts of sedatives, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation.
70 officials named in Bangkok tower collapse scandal
70 officials named in Bangkok tower collapse scandal
Thursday 5 June 2025 09:17 AM
BANGKOK: About 70 state officials have been implicated in bidding collusion linked to the doomed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said yesterday (June 4).
Old doubts rise on collapsed SAO site
Old doubts rise on collapsed SAO site
Tuesday 3 June 2025 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: The collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building has come under renewed scrutiny following a recent news report detailing longstanding irregularities in the construction project, which began in 2009.
Suspects in temple case ‘amassed a fortune’
Suspects in temple case ‘amassed a fortune’
Sunday 25 May 2025 10:38 AM
BANGKOK: Authorities investigating a high-profile embezzlement case at Wat Rai Khing have uncovered suspicious property acquisitions worth more than B40 million by Aranyawan Wangthapan, 28, within a single year.
Hospital says temple holding back
Hospital says temple holding back
Thursday 22 May 2025 01:00 PM
NAKHON PATHOM: Mettapracharak Hospital says it has not received any donations or financial support from Wat Rai Khing for more than three years, despite the presence of donation boxes at the temple collecting funds for the hospital.
DSI confirms 1,200 suspects in Senate probe
DSI confirms 1,200 suspects in Senate probe
Wednesday 14 May 2025 07:51 AM
BANGKOK: About 1,200 suspects are being investigated over their involvement in money laundering linked to vote-rigging in last year’s Senate election, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
NACC cracks down on corruption at Similans, Phi Phi national parks
NACC cracks down on corruption at Similans, Phi Phi national parks
Sunday 4 May 2025 12:30 PM
PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has stepped up efforts to tackle corruption in marine national parks, joining forces with special task forces to monitor E-Ticket revenue systems and investigate alleged misconduct by park officials and private operators at the Similans and the Phi Phi Islands.
Thailand proposes sweeping amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Act
Thailand proposes sweeping amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Act
Sunday 4 May 2025 11:30 AM
Thailand’s Ministry of Justice has unveiled draft amendments to the Anti Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999). This signalled a significant escalation in efforts to combat financial crime, corruption and illicit foreign ownership structures.
Two ex-prosecutors jailed in ‘Boss’ hit-run case
Two ex-prosecutors jailed in ‘Boss’ hit-run case
Wednesday 23 April 2025 11:45 AM
BANGKOK: Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk has been sentenced to three years in jail and another ex-prosecutor was given two years for helping Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the 2012 hit-and-run in which a police officer in Bangkok was killed.
‘Joe Ferrari’ death ruled a suicide after autopsy
‘Joe Ferrari’ death ruled a suicide after autopsy
Monday 21 April 2025 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: An autopsy report has confirmed that Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Utthanaphon, a former police colonel convicted in the torture-murder of a drug suspect, committed suicide while in custody at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok.
Anti-Money Laundering Office to reinstate policy on politicians
Anti-Money Laundering Office to reinstate policy on politicians
Saturday 19 April 2025 10:00 AM
BANGKOK: The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has received an assurance from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) that a shelved measure to rein in politicians who launder ill-got gains will be restored, says the agency's chief.

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