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Phra Dhammajayo given until midnight
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 30/11/2016
» Police gave Phra Dhammajayo until midnight Wednesday to turn himself in and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the abbot to come forward but there was no sign early Thursday the sect founder intended to surrender.
Phra Dhammajayo faces new charge
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 05/08/2016
» Police plan to indict Phra Dhammajayo for illegally installing razor wire around Wat Phra Dhammakaya to prevent DSI officers arresting him for alleged money laundering.
Prosecution underway for Dhammajayo's human shields
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 05/07/2016
» Pathum Thani police are prosecuting followers of Phra Dhammajayo for blocking the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)'s attempted arrest of the embattled abbot and for illegally organising a rally to support him.
Phra Dhammajayo accused of using human shields
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 29/06/2016
» Activist abbot Phra Buddha Isara on Wednesday asked police to prosecute Phra Dhammajayo, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, for using followers as human shields to prevent officials of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arresting him.
DSI delays decision on monk
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 07/06/2016
» Authorities failed to reach a conclusion on how to deal with Phra Dhammajayo, who faces an arrest warrant, at their second meeting yesterday and will re-convene again next Tuesday to sound out solutions.
Monks block entrance to Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 27/05/2016
» PATHUM THANI - Heavy vehicles were parked across the entrance of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Friday, blocking access by Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers should they try to arrest abbot Phra Dhammajayo, who has repeatedly failed to report to acknowledge charges against him.
Hunt for lone bank robber
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 25/09/2015
» The manhunt continued on Friday for a lone robber who made off with about 150,000 baht in cash from a Krungthai Bank branch opposite Khlong Luang police station in Pathum Thani on Thursday evening.