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Govt 'sorry' over man's suicide over S44
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the government have expressed their condolences over the death of an elderly man who hanged himself on Saturday night after climbing a telephone signal tower to demand the lifting of the Section 44 order to control Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
Watana invited by military for talks
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2017
» Former commerce minister Watana Muangsook, a core member of the Pheu Thai Party, has accepted an "invitation" to see the military at the 1st Army for talks on Monday.
Temple siege heightens, both sides strengthen positions
Online Reporters, Published on 24/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI - Soldiers supplied with riot control gear massed outside Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Friday, as monks and followers inside built barricades several lines deep near the gates.
Monks banned from gathering at temple
Online Reporters, Published on 25/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI: Monks from across the country have been banned from gathering at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, as they will face legal action for obstructing officers searching for Phra Dhammajayo.
Khlong Luang police chief transferred
Online Reporters, Published on 01/03/2017
» Pol Col Khemphat Pothipithak, chief of Khlong Luang police in Pathum Thani province, has been transferred to an inactive post at the Provincial Police Region 1 headquarters, effective from March 1.
Dhammakaya monks on hunger strike against S44
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2017
» A number of monks have begun a hunger strike as a new tactic to put pressure on the government to lift Section 44 which was invoked to allow for a full search of Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
Monks, police clash, some injuries
Online Reporters, Published on 20/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI -- Two policemen, three monks and an elderly woman were slightly injured in a scuffle at the mouth of to a road leading to Gates 5 and 6 of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Khlong Luang district on Monday morning, according to media reports.
Followers 'asked monks to ignore summons'
Online Reporters, Published on 20/02/2017
» The 14 monks at Wat Phra Dhammakaya who were required to report to the authorities by 6pm on Sunday did not respond to the summons because they were asked not to do so by temple followers, the temple's spokesman said on Monday.
Temple bans reporters from 3 TV stations
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2017
» The embattled Wat Phra Dhammakaya has banned news reporters from three television stations from entering the temple compound, without giving a reason why.
Phra Thattacheevo stripped of monastic title
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2017
» Phra Thattacheevo, the acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani, has been stripped of the monastic title of Phra Ratchapawanajarn, effective from March 7.