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Sacked senior official facing graft investigation found dead
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 29/06/2018
» PATHUM THANI: Former permanent secretary for social development and human security Puttipat Lertchaowasit, who is being investigated over the embezzlement of funds for the poor, was found dead in Muang district on Friday morning.
Dhammakaya acting abbot reports to police
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 26/12/2016
» PATHUM THANI -- Phra Withespawanajarn, the acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, reported to Khlong Luang police on Monday morning, responding to a summons to hear 13 charges filed against him, including providing shelter for Phra Dhammajayo, the former abbot.
Police demand cooperation from abbot
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 19/12/2016
» Police on Sunday demanded cooperation from the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya -- or anyone in charge of the temple -- to hand over former abbot Phra Dhammajayo to authorities within seven days.
Evidence points to monk still in hiding at temple
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 18/12/2016
» Security authorities have information indicating Phra Dhammajayo has been hiding in Wat Phra Dhammakaya even though he has not been seen in public, a source at the Justice Ministry says.
Temple's lawsuits mount, but DSI stumped on raid
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 17/12/2016
» Wat Phra Dhammakaya is facing 68 more lawsuits from police, bringing the number of legal cases against the embattled temple to 111.
Police breach Wat Phra Dhammakaya - to check a well
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 15/12/2016
» As laymen and followers of wanted former abbot Phra Dhammajayo maintained their sit-in at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, authorities trying to raid the temple to catch him were only able to reach the temple's artesian well briefly on Thursday.
Chanting monks continue sit-in shield at Wat Dhammakaya
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 15/12/2016
» A prayer sit-in continued to block access to Wat Phra Dhammakaya, with 1,000 monks but fewer followers, as more police and soldiers arrived near the temple in Pathum Thani province on Thursday.
DSI says it's powerless to meet abbot's bail demand
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 04/12/2016
» A demand by wanted abbot Phra Dhammajayo that he be immediately granted bail when be surrenders to the authorities has been knocked back by the Department of Special Investigation as it does not have that authority.
Teacher's thrown cup leaves teen deformed
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 13/09/2016
» PATHUM THANI - A mother whose teenage daughter has a facial deformity after being allegedly hit by a cup thrown by a teacher says the school is refusing to accept full responsibility and local police will do nothing about it.
Road collapses in Pathum Thani
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 09/07/2015
» A section of Leab Khlong 13 Road in Pathum Thani’s Nong Sua district suddenly collapsed Thursday morning, leaving a truck overturned in its wake.