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Ex-senator faces child-sex charge
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2023
» A former senator has been charged with buying sex from a minor, along with four other suspects including a former director of the Saraburi branch of the National Office of Buddhism, a police source said.
Police charge monk with stealing B180 million
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2023
» A former monk, Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, has been arrested along with two others on charges of embezzling 180 million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri, where the monk was based, in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Monks in trouble over livestream
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/09/2021
» Two monks are in trouble over their live-streaming session of political messages and laughter.
US brand uses monk's image without asking
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2021
» The National Office of Buddhism (NoB) will submit a letter to American clothing brand Supreme to protest against its use of an image of a monk.
Monks barred from rallies
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2020
» The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) has issued an order barring monks and novices from joining mass protests, its director Narong Songarom said.
Education ministry to push for full school opening
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/08/2020
» The Ministry of Education will this week ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow 4,500 schools nationwide to open fully.
Former Wat Sam Phraya monks jailed
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/05/2019
» The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has sentenced a former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya and his secretary to six years and three years in jail, respectively, for laundering money budgeted to promote Buddhism into their own pockets.
Phetchabun monk defrocked, jailed
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/04/2019
» The abbot of a temple in Phetchabun was sentenced to 26 years in prison on money-laundering charges on Wednesday. He was defrocked before being jailed.
Police to probe more temples
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/05/2018
» The police force's Counter Corruption Division (CCD) has launched a fourth round of temple fund embezzlement probes with 30 temples already suspected of involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.
NACC finds that NOB heads embezzled temple funds
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/12/2017
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found that two former heads of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), its deputy chief and an alleged accomplice embezzled most of two budget funds allocated to Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan in Ayutthaya.