Cyber police chief says being a good Buddhist is helping him lead his team
Pol Lt Gen Kornchai Klaykiueng, or “Big Jaeng” to friends and close colleagues, the first commissioner of the new Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, may come from a police family but, in conversation with the Bangkok Post, says it is his grounding in the psychological aspects of Buddhism, with its emphasis on space for reflection, that has really helped him make a start on tackling the growing problem of online crime.
He graduated from the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School and then Royal Police Cadet Academy, before starting his career as a detective at a station in Ratchaburi province.
His ascent of the career ladder at the RTP since then has been steady, first…
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