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Orbital Corruption: Scam Empires, Iris Scans, and the Thai Parliamentary Firewall against Big Brother?

  In a region where biometric scans promise digital salvation and scam centres bankroll political dynasties, Southeast Asia’s corruption isn’t just endemic—it’s engineered. From Bangkok’s parliament floor to Cambodian call centres, the machinery of impunity runs on crypto, casino bills, and compromised identities. Parliament as Firewall: Rangsiman Rome’s Exposés Thai MP Rangsiman Rome has become the country’s most persistent firewall against elite impunity. In a blistering Section 152 debate, he accused a sitting senator—linked to the ruling Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party—of owning land used for party headquarters while allegedly being wanted for drug trafficking and money laundering. The senator responded with a ฿100 million defamation suit despite parliamentary privilege of free speech. Rome’s revelations didn’t stop there. He exposed electricity deals with Myanmar drug lords, police aviation units laundering funds, and the systemic rot within the Royal Thai Police. His disclosures t...

Craters of Power: From Bangkok Sinkholes to Philippine Ghost Floods

  In the shadow of collapsed tunnels and crumbling promises, Southeast Asia’s infrastructure tells a story not of progress—but of elite impunity, buried accountability, and seismic corruption. Thailand: When the Ground Gives Way Bangkok Sinkhole (Sept 2025): A 50m-deep crater opened near Vajira Hospital, swallowing police vehicles and rupturing public trust. The culprit? Soil subsidence linked to the Purple Line subway tunnel—contracted to Sino-Thai Engineering, whose ties to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul are no secret. Khao Kradong Land Encroachment: Over 5,000 rai of railway land in Buriram, ruled by Supreme Court as state-owned, remains occupied by 900+ private entities—including the Chidchob family. Decades of delay, ministry interference, and vote-rigging allegations have stalled restitution. Golf Club Runway Encroachment: Rancho Charnvee Resort, owned by Anutin’s family, built a private airstrip overlapping 450m of public road. DSI investigations revealed no valid per...