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Bangkok Post
08-08-2025
- Politics
- Bangkok Post
Governor in soup over emergency budget
The governor of Ubon Ratchathani has been transferred to an inactive post at the Interior Ministry after he was accused of mishandling the 100-million-baht emergency allocation from the central contingency fund, which was meant to be used to help residents affected by the ongoing conflict with Cambodia. The decision to transfer Adisak Noisuwan pending the results of an official investigation was announced by Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday. Mr Adisak came under scrutiny after a House committee on administration on Wednesday revealed that the provincial administration had only distributed 55,600 baht out of the 100-million-baht emergency budget allocated for Ubon Ratchathani. "In the committee room, I had to ask whether this was a mistake," said Bhumjaithai MP Korrawee Prissananantakul, who chairs the House committee on provincial administration. "How can people survive on just 55,000 baht in such a crisis?" Deputy Interior Minister Theerarat Samrejvanich said the amount was "abnormally low", especially considering its neighbouring provinces -- Surin, Si Sa Ket and Buri Ram -- have already disbursed 55.1 million baht, 46.8 million baht, and 14.1 million baht, respectively. "The numbers are deeply concerning," she said. "We cannot accept this lack of urgency in a time of crisis." The Interior Ministry confirmed that the low spending could not be explained by regulation constraints, as clear guidelines had been issued to all governors in a July 29 meeting with the Comptroller General's Department and related agencies, she said. "There's no excuse for inaction when people are displaced and in need." At the meeting, Mr Adisak said the initial relief efforts were covered by local administrative organisations' budgets, noting the administration spent six million baht to cover food, shelter and survival kits for evacuees through this mechanism. He also noted that public and royal donations helped cover relief efforts. He noted 120,000 meals, valued at 1.2 million baht, were prepared through a royal mobile kitchen, while supplies worth 1.6 million baht from the Thai Red Cross have been distributed. In addition to the 55,600 baht disbursed on Tuesday, he said 4.7 million baht will be disbursed on Aug 12 for property damage and livestock losses.
Sinar Daily
09-07-2025
- Sinar Daily
Malaysian held at Thailand airport over links to online gambling, money laundering
Authorities had received intelligence regarding the arrival of a suspect wanted under an arrest warrant in connection with a well-known gambling website. 09 Jul 2025 05:31pm The suspect, a 26-year-old Malaysian national holding a Malaysian passport, had arrived from Kuala Lumpur and was arrested upon arrival at the international arrivals hall. - AFP file photo for illustration purpose only BANGKOK - A 26-year-old Malaysian man was arrested at Don Mueang International Airport here on Wednesday for suspected links to an online gambling network and money laundering activities. Superintendent of Don Mueang Immigration Checkpoint, Pol. Col. Adisak Panya, said authorities had received intelligence regarding the arrival of a suspect wanted under an arrest warrant in connection with a well-known gambling website. The suspect will be investigated for conspiring to operate online gambling without permission, conspiring with two or more individuals to commit the offence of money laundering, and committing money laundering as a result of such conspiracy and joint action. - AFP file photo for illustration purpose only Adisak said an investigative team was dispatched to wait at the aircraft's gate exit for the suspect, who was entering Thailand via Don Mueang Airport. The suspect, a 26-year-old Malaysian national holding a Malaysian passport, had arrived from Kuala Lumpur and was arrested upon arrival at the international arrivals hall. "The suspect was wanted under a warrant issued by the Nonthaburi Provincial Court on charges related to an online gambling network and money laundering,' he said in a statement on Wednesday. "The suspect will be investigated for conspiring to operate online gambling without permission, conspiring with two or more individuals to commit the offence of money laundering, and committing money laundering as a result of such conspiracy and joint action," he said. Adisak said the suspect is also the owner of a company allegedly used as a channel to circulate funds from the gambling website, with annual transactions reportedly exceeding 11.52 billion baht. He was later handed over to the Technology Crime Suppression Division 2 (TCSD 2) for further legal action. - BERNAMA More Like This
