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Ex-abbot of Wat Sam Phraya loses appeal in B5m funds-fraud case
King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/03/2021
» A former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya in Bangkok has lost his appeal against a suspended 8-month prison sentence for embezzling five million baht from a temple's education fund.
Imprisoned former Sangha councillor sick, very stressed
King-oua Laohong, Published on 31/05/2018
» Former abbot Phra Phrom Sitthi of Wat Sa Ket is more depressed than the other former senior monks being detained for alleged temple fund fraud, the Bangkok Remand Prison chief said on Thursday.
Ex-Buddhist chief among 9 charged with graft
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/01/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has brought charges against former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) chief Phanom Sornsilp and eight other ex-officials for graft in connection with a temple fund embezzlement scandal.
NACC names suspects in temple scam inquiry
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/12/2017
» Three state officials and a civilian were found to have participated in the temple fund embezzlement scandal, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) revealed yesterday.
NACC: Buddhism office chiefs embezzled temple funds
King-oua Laohong, 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 province.
NOB head, trader eyed in Amlo freeze
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/10/2017
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) will freeze some assets of a former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) in a temple budget corruption case and impound more valuables from a convicted trader in a rice sales case.
Ex-Buddhism office chief faces B71m asset seizure
King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2017
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) will freeze some assets of a former chief of the National Buddhism Office in a temple budget corruption case and impound more valuables from a convicted trader in a rice sales case.
Temple fraud likely rife
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/09/2017
» At least 173 out of 498 cases probed in connection with the 140-million-baht alleged embezzlement from the state grant-in-aid scheme for temples nationwide have been found in preliminary investigations by several concerned state agencies to be true, said the Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC) yesterday.
DSI probes former abbot escape report
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 03/08/2017
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is verifying an unconfirmed report that fugitive monk Phra Dhammajayo was helped by a group of his disciples to sneak out of Thailand to a European country.
Nen Kham denies sex, fraud charges
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/07/2017
» Wirapol Sukphol, the former monk known as Nen Kham, denied all charges against him when he appeared in the Criminal Court yesterday, as the Civil Court ordered the transfer of the suspect's and his associates' assets worth 43 million baht back to the state.