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New tool to aid safer corruption reporting
New tool to aid safer corruption reporting
Thursday 18 September 2025 08:22 AM
BANGKOK: Chulalongkorn University (CU) has joined hands with the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) in launching Corruption Watch, a new digital tool that allows people to safely and anonymously report suspected corruption anytime.
NACC Phuket targets excavation sites
NACC Phuket targets excavation sites
Thursday 28 August 2025 04:43 PM
PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Phuket office has launched a new initiative to identify areas at risk of corruption, with land excavation and filling projects carried out by local administrations placed under scrutiny.
SAO ridiculed after ‘transparency’ award
SAO ridiculed after ‘transparency’ award
Wednesday 20 August 2025 01:00 PM
BANGKOK: The State Audit Office (SAO) has come under heavy criticism after being named the most transparent independent organisation in this year’s Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA).
Probe into temple funds intensifies
Probe into temple funds intensifies
Saturday 16 August 2025 10:11 AM
BANGKOK: Authorities are intensifying an investigation into Wat Phrabat Namphu amid allegations of large-scale corruption, focusing on the temple's affiliated foundation as a potential “loophole” for embezzlement.
NACC Phuket orders beach chairs cleared from Kata
NACC Phuket orders beach chairs cleared from Kata
Saturday 16 August 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC Phuket) has given Karon Municipality 15 days to remove all beach chairs from Kata Beach – warning that failure to act will trigger legal proceedings.
Government given failing grade on corruption
Government given failing grade on corruption
Thursday 14 August 2025 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has criticised the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s first year in power as lacking a clear direction, effective mechanisms and a genuine commitment to tackle corruption.
Phuket education boss denies bribe claims over fast-tracked school licences
Phuket education boss denies bribe claims over fast-tracked school licences
Sunday 10 August 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Panna Phromwichian, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Education Area Office, has strongly rejected allegations that officials have been accepting bribes to issue licences to schools, mainly international kindergartens and nurseries, that were previously found to be operating illegally.
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.

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