Bangkok Officials Arrested in 2.8 Million Baht Corruption Scandal
Seven officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme involving falsified bus repair expenses amounting to 2.8 million baht. The…
5 Thai immigration officers jailed for 15 years for extorting money from Chinese tourist
Five immigration police officers were sentenced to 15 years in prison each today, after they were found guilty by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases of extorting 10…
Bangkok police station shines as majority of others fail transparency test
According to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), 86% of roughly 1,500 Thai police stations failed to pass integrity and transparency exams. The information was disclosed on Tuesday when Pol Gen…
King cuts Thaksin jail sentence to just a year
The King of Thailand has reduced Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison term to one year. After 15 years of self-imposed exile, Thaksin returned home last month and was instantly imprisoned. He…
Kingpin of US Navy scam in Asia caught
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale transits the Philippine Sea in November 2018. The Navy was bilked out of tens of millions of dollars in inflated maintenance charges in…
Anti-Corruption Commission Charges Deputy Education Minister
The Supreme Court accepted a petition today (Friday), filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan, for an alleged serious violation of ethical standards related…
House anti-corruption committee to investigate alleged nepotism by senators
Chief of Thailand’s Parliamentary Committee on Corruption Prevention and Suppression, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, received a complaint on Thursday seeking an investigation of members of the Senate and their appointment…
Thai policeman sentenced to 50 years
A police officer has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he was found guilty, by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, of demanding and taking…