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‘CON’ caught after four years
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2015
» A former police officer who allegedly posed as a monk and conned people out millions of baht was arrested in Bangkok yesterday after almost four years on the run.
DSI aims to indict 12 suspects in KCUC scandal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2015
» The Department of Special Investigation has recommended the indictment of 12 key suspects charged with embezzling six billion baht from the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative.
Prayut urged to fast-track Phra Dhammachayo ouster
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/07/2015
» Phra Buddha Isara yesterday called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step up the probe into Wat Dhammakaya's abbot, Phra Dhammachayo, for allegedly violating the monks' code of conduct.
Buddhists ready for anti-reform rally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/03/2015
» Several thousand monks and lay people are expected to visit the Royal Plaza Tuesday for a protest against reform proposals set out in a National Reform Council (NRC) report.
NRC mulls court to tackle errant monks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2015
» A National Reform Council (NRC) member has proposed a special court be set up to deal with Buddhist monks violating the monks' code of conduct as the council yesterday endorsed a report on how to reform Buddhist monks' affairs.
Reform panel reveals plans for Buddhism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2015
» Proposals on how to reform the affairs of Buddhist monks are expected to be presented to the National Reform Council (NRC) tomorrow, NRC member Paiboon Nititawan said.
Devotees offer to raise funds for Klongchan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2015
» A group of Wat Phra Dhammakaya followers and the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) are discussing an offer by the group to raise funds to pay back to the union, which is at the centre of a scandal over embezzled funds.
Abbot denies hand in B12bn embezzlement
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/03/2015
» Phra Dhammachayo has never seen or touched any of the 12 billion baht allegedly swindled from the Klongchan Credit Union, his lawyer says.
Investigators: Cooperative billions were sent abroad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2015
» Billions of baht embezzled from Klong-chan Credit Union Cooperative may have been spirited away overseas, investigators say, as evidence comes to light of high-paying pyramid schemes and falsified balance sheets.
NRC axes Buddhism panel
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2015
» National Reform Council (NRC) member Paiboon Nititawan has decided to disband the NRC panel on protecting Buddhism that he chairs amid growing criticism of its recent moves against the clergy.