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  • THAILAND

    DSI staffer injured by own drone at Wat Dhammakaya

    Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/12/2016

    » The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) deployed small drones to spy on the compound of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province on Friday, and an operator was hit on the head catching one when it fell from the sky.

  • THAILAND

    Dhammakaya denies link to Chiang Rai building

    Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2015

    » Wat Phra Dhammakaya has denied involvement in the construction of a pagoda on a hill in Chiang Rai where authorities on Friday halted work as it was built on encroached land.

  • THAILAND

    Dhammakaya may be probed for public fraud

    Online Reporters, Published on 18/03/2015

    » The Department of Special Investigation is switching its attention to Wat Phra Dhammakaya as part of its probe into the Klongchan Credit Union Co-operative 12-billion-baht embezzlement scandal as it pursue public fraud charges.

  • THAILAND

    Ranong pushes out Dhammakaya march

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2015

    » About 200 residents in Ranong's Muang district have succeeded in forcing a mass merit-making ceremony linked to the Wat Phra Dhammakaya to be moved elsewhere.

  • THAILAND

    Dhammakaya's Phra Sanitwong indicted in Criminal Court

    Online Reporters, Published on 25/04/2017

    » Public prosecutors indicted Phra Sanitwong Wuthiwangso, head of the communications office of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, in the Criminal Court.

  • LIFE

    Stirring national pride

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 09/09/2022

    » Although being a world leader is not Thailand's strong suit. We, Thais, do know how to find memorable ways to roar our name proudly and make sure others keep us alive in their thoughts. According to the Guinness World Records, many Thais have beaten world records in presenting Thai culture creatively and unexpectedly, which has made us proud. Guru has a small complication of what we have archived.

  • THAILAND

    As ever, money the root of many evils in 2018

    News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2018

    » Former DSI chief Tarit Pengdith may have stolen the headlines this month after he received a one-year prison term for his role in the police station construction scandal. However, the team which he once headed handled a number of high-profile cases in 2018.

  • LIFE

    Thai project wins at Doc By The Sea

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/09/2021

    » An important gathering of documentary filmmakers in Southeast Asia "Doc By The Sea" this year had to move online, though it remains a rich, stimulating event that contributes to the documentary community in the region. Usually held in Bali -- thus the "by the sea" moniker -- DBTS this year was titled "Doc By The Sea Accelerator 2021", with a week-long event that ran from Aug 16 to Sept 4 consisting of workshops, masterclasses and pitching sessions for new documentary projects from around the region, while mentors also logged in from Europe, the US and Asia to give commentary and guidance.

  • OPINION

    Forest abbot warns Sangha reform 'urgent'

    News, Published on 12/03/2015

    » Thai Buddhism is in crisis. Public faith is constantly eroded by wayward monks, their blatant abuse of the saffron robes, widespread laxity in monks' discipline, fierce competition for monastic ranks, and distortions of Buddhist teachings. 

  • OPINION

    NOB transfer harms govt anti-graft drive

    News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/09/2017

    » Pol Lt Col Pongporn Pramsaneh has been widely recognised as an honest and straightforward officer in the Department of Special Investigation – a rare breed in the police force. It explains why he was ordered shifted from the DSI's head of the Tax Litigation Office to lead the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) on Feb 25 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to do an unenviable mission. His task was to clean up the mess concerning the misappropriation of government funds for the renovation of temples and for schools on temple grounds.

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