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Temple fraud case builds steam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/02/2022
» Police have begun tracing financial transactions of a senior monk in Nakhon Nayok charged with embezzling 110 million baht over nine years from local temple funds.
Temple embezzler says funds 'gift'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/04/2022
» The alleged embezzler of some 190 million baht intended for the renovation of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara has denied the charges levelled against him, saying the money was given to him as as a gift, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridet said yesterday.
'Temple swindler' to be investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/04/2022
» Police have found luxury assets worth a total of 100 million baht including a Bentley, Porsche and gold-plated amulets registered under the names of suspected embezzler Apirat Jayankura Na Ayudhya, some of his family members and his partner.
Iconsiam offers temple fair fun
Life, Published on 13/04/2022
» Iconsiam invites everyone to dress in traditional Thai costumes and enjoy many activities during the "Iconic Songkran Festival 2022" until Sunday.
Abbots answer temple embezzlement charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/06/2022
» Two senior monks in Lop Buri and Nonthaburi provinces have reported to police to answer charges in connection with a temple fund embezzlement scandal.
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.
Traditional textiles and temple tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023
» A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.
Siam Society hosts temple tour
Life, Published on 22/05/2024
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to three royal temples in Bangkok built during the Rattanakosin period, on June 8.
Buddhist temple aids terminally ill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2024
» Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard, a Buddhist temple in Nakhon Ratchasima's Chok Chai district, has become known as a home for terminally ill patients who do not need aggressive medical treatment.
Bizarre temple practices under fire
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/12/2024
» Seventy-one corpses; that's what police found in two forest monasteries, thrusting them into the public eye for all the wrong reasons.