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Construction of giant Buddha statue nearly complete
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2021
» A temple building a 69-metre-tall Buddha statue that will be visible across Bangkok said construction was nearly complete but its opening may be pushed back to 2022 due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple helps stage Myanmar event
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2018
» MANDALAY: Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Myanmar's second largest city on Sunday for an event partly organised by the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
Buddhist monks order reforms ahead of royal transition
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2017
» Under growing pressure from Thailand's military government, and their own religious bodies, Buddhist monks have launched a fresh round of reforms in recent weeks to clean up temples and overhaul a religion stalked by scandal.
Buddhism chief removed after pressure from religious groups
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2017
» The government has removed the head of the national Buddhism office, the prime minister said on Tuesday, after religious groups called on the government to sack him over his plans to clean up scandal-hit monasteries.
Prayut lifts control on Wat Dhammakaya
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2017
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, as chief of the National Council for Peace and Order, has lifted restrictions on movement at the country's biggest Buddhist temple on Tuesday, a month after police ended a siege of the complex whose former abbot is accused of money laundering.
New abbot sought to replace Dhammajayo
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2017
» The government is trying to get a new abbot appointed to head Wat Dhammakaya, whose former leader is wanted for money laundering, an official said on Thursday.