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6 local leaders shelved by Pathum Thani governor
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 22/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI -- Four senior-most administrators, along with a kamnan and a village chief, of areas around Wat Phra Dhammakaya have been transferred to inactive posts at the order of the provincial governor.
Monks break through temple barricades
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 20/02/2017
» Thousands of monks and followers broke through barricades to enter Wat Phra Dhammakaya Sunday, as temple devotees launched a campaign on social media to mobilise hundreds of thousands of supporters nationwide to pressure officials into ending the temple search.
Dhammakaya's human shield just before deadline
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 19/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI - Thousands of followers broke through official barricades to enter Wat Phra Dhammakaya and returned with monks to form a human shield, just before a deadline for them to leave the temple.
DSI orders non-residents to leave Dhammakaya
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 19/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI - The Department of Special Investigation has ordered monks and people who are not residents of Wat Phra Dhammakaya to leave the temple or face legal action despite the temple asking the government to end its search.
Search for ex-abbot hits dead end
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 19/02/2017
» The search for the elusive former abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya has shifted to the medical equipment found on the premises of the locked-down temple to find clues to the state of his health.
'Iron lung' may offer clues about Phra Dhammajayo
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 18/02/2017
» Authorities are examining medical equipment found at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in hopes of learning more about the condition of the embattled former abbot Phra Dhammajayo, who continues to elude arrest.
Car catches fire on expressway
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 15/02/2017
» PATHUM THANI -- A car caught fire while travelling on the Udon Rathaya expressway (Pak Kret - Bang Pa-in) in Sam Khok district on Wednesday afternoon. The driver and passenger escaped unharmed.
Six hurt in oxygen tank explosions
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 02/02/2017
» Six people were injured as oxygen tanks exploded at a construction materials store in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district yesterday while people were shopping in the store which is just 50 metres from a petrol station, police said.
B42m of loan shark boss's assets impounded
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/01/2017
» PATHUM THANI -- The Department of Special Investigation on Monday impounded 29 properties worth 42 million baht in Pathum Thani province owned by the hunted boss of a huge loan sharking operation, and is targeting other assets nationwide.
Driver didn't get the 'brake' she was hoping for
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 28/12/2016
» PATHUM THANI – A 38-year-old driver mistook the accelerator for the brake and crashed her car into a branch of the hypermarket chain Tesco Lotus on Wednesday. There were no casualties.