NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat today (Jan. 30) ordered the transfer of Huai Kwang police station superintendent to assist with civil service duties after evidence emerged that policemen manning a checkpoint on Jan. 4 had extorted money from a Taiwanese actress and her friends to set them free, Thai Rath newspaper said.
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Taiwanese actress denies drinking alcohol, confirms payoff
A TAIWANESE actress who accused Huai Kwang police of extorting 27,000 baht at a checkpoint during her New Year holiday visit to Bangkok today (Jan. 27) denied having consumed alcohol while sticking by her shakedown allegation despite denials, Matichon newspaper said. An Yu-Qing, whose English name is Charlene An, also said in new posts
Read moreSenior police officers being probed over payoff by Chinese grey capitalist gang
POLICE have launched a serious disciplinary inquiry over payoff by a Chinese grey capitalist gang to a 191 and Department of Special Investigation team during a raid of a house in Thungmahamek area and then walked free, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 20). Pol. Maj. Gen, Archayon Kraithong, the police spokesman, said the
Read moreNational Parks Dept chief nabbed on extortion charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE & PLANT Conservation Department director-general Ratchada Suriyakul na Ayudhya was today (Dec.27) arrested on charges of extorting and accepting payoffs in cash from subordinate officials of the agency. In a press conference following the surprise arrest of the chief of the national parks agency, National Anti-Corruption Commission secretary-general
Read moreSeksakol calls it quits amid payoff scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEKSAKOL ATTHAWONG today (Apr. 18) resigned as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister amidst scandals pertaining to his alleged demand for a 15-million-baht payoff. In a lengthy letter of resignation as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Seksakol says he has decided to call it quits effective from tomorrow
Read morePrayut told to keep scandal-hit senior official out of active duty
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has been suggested by noted academics to suspend a senior government official involved in an attempted payoff scandal from active duty or else the former’s reputation might be considerably damaged by the latter. Chulalongkorn University political scientist Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee yesterday (Apr. 7) advised Prayut remove Seksakol
Read morePrayut on shaky ground over Seksakol’s alleged payoff bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha could probably be held accountable for an alleged misconduct of a senior government official involving a demanded 15-million-baht payoff if he chose to do nothing about it shortly, said Thai Liberal Party leader Seripisut Temiyavej today (Apr. 7). Seripisut who concurrently chairs the House Committee on Corruption
Read moreAnti-graft panel being asked to probe official over alleged lottery payoff
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON Corruption And Misconduct is being asked tomorrow (Apr.7) to look into allegations that a senior government official has unduly sought a 15-million-baht payoff over problematic allocations of government lottery tickets. Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn confirmed today he is petitioning the House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct chaired by
Read morePrayut-rescuing payoff scandal reconfirmed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OUTSPOKEN MP today (Feb.18) reconfirmed the five-million-baht payoff scandal allegedly handed out to certain government MPs each in exchange for their vote in support of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha following last September’s censure debate. During the second day of the censure debate in the House of Representatives, Pheu Thai
Read moreCertain opposition MPs offered handsome payoffs from coalition partner: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra alleged yesterday (Feb.15) certain opposition MPs have been offered handsome payoffs in exchange for future defection to a certain coalition partner in government. During a Care Talk/Care Clubhouse live streaming programme, the ex-premier said he has been informed of the hush-hush, ongoing effort on the part
Read moreMPs involved in Prayut-rescuing payoff scandal urged to come out as witnesses
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT MPs who might have been offered five million baht in cash bribe to rescue Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from a recent no-confidence motion were today (Sept. 17) strongly advised to come out as personal witnesses to the payoff scandal. Thai Liberal Party leader Seripisut Temiyavej, who concurrently acts
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