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Technology Crime Suppression Division summons 'cultists'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2024
» The Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has summoned members of the so-called "mind-connection" cult, which is led by an eight-year-old boy, to appear for questioning on Sept 11, lawyer Ananchai Chaidet said on Tuesday.
HIV tests for would-be monks set to be scrapped
News, Published on 01/06/2024
» The Sangha Supreme Council has agreed with a proposal by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to prohibit temples from requiring men to pass an HIV test before they are ordained, citing the reason that it is not a chronic infectious disease.
Santi Asoke founder dies at 89
Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2024
» Samana Phothirak, founder of the Santi Asoke movement, passed away on Thursday morning from natural causes at the age of 89, according to a post on the Facebook account of Boonniyom TV.
Saffron swindlers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2024
» The news of the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct this week handing a 480-year-plus jail term to a former abbot for embezzling temple donations is shocking enough. But the story gets even more convoluted.
Temple graft must stop
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2023
» The recent violent confrontation at Bang Khlan Temple in Pichit province was caused by one thing and one thing only: money. Last month, clerics, divided into two factions, protested in front of the famous temple.
Temple row needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2023
» A long-standing row between the abbot of Wat Kalaya and the noble Pravitra family demonstrates loopholes in conservation laws and poor enforcement as several heritage places are being threatened in the name of development.
Sri Lanka PM hails ties on Vesak Day
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/06/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena on his official visit to the kingdom and congratulated the country for its speedy economic recovery, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
Driving monk in accident was flouting ban
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2023
» An accident on Monday has prompted a public reminder that monks in northern provinces are banned from driving under an existing regulation issued by the Northern Sangha Admistration.
Vesak celebrations to make return
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2023
» More than 3,500 monks from 50 countries will take part in a ceremony to mark Vesak, or Visakha Bucha Day, at the beginning of June in Thailand.
CIB mulls temple fund investigations
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2023
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has assigned the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) to work with the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to put an end to financial crimes and sexual misconduct by monks.