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Klong Chan Credit Union: 16-years jail for Supachai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2016
» Supachai siphoned off 22.1 million baht after lieing about credit union's profitability to attract depositors. 3.9 million of embezzled funds returned to depositors.
Ex-Klongchan Co-op boss jailed 16 years for embezzlement
Online Reporters, Published on 08/03/2016
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the former chairman of the Klongchan Credit Union Co-operative to 16 years in prison for embezzling 22.1 million baht in member funds.
Showdown over Supreme Patriarch
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2016
» Phra Buddha Isara on how Wat Dhammakaya's rise to power is a problem, if power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely, as the saying goes.
Supreme showdown
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/03/2016
» As two feuding camps clash over the nomination of the new supreme patriarch, the government has been caught in the crossfire.
Abbot called in over KCUC funds scandal
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/02/2016
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will call in Wat Phra Dhammakaya's abbot, Phra Dhammachayo, to acknowledge a charge of receiving stolen property in connection with the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal.
Wat Pailom abbot hits DSI check of classic sports car
Published on 26/02/2016
» The abbot of a Nakhon Pathom temple is crying foul over a move by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to inspect his 1970s-era British sports car, accusing the agency of trying to cast him in a negative light.
Clergy must drop its dependence on state
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 24/02/2016
» The Sangha Council and its supporters should realise one thing in their campaign to pressure the government to endorse the supreme patriarch of their choice: They can't have the cake and eat it too.
Time to fix Sangha Act
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2016
» Current Sangha Act unresponsive to public concern over temple corruption, rogue monks & commercialisation of Buddhism & lacks public accountability.
Has the Age of Aquarius arrived?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/02/2016
» Back when I was a mere child there was a popular song heralding the Age of Aquarius. It came from the stage musical Hair, a product of the late 1960s calling itself a “Tribal Love-Rock Musical”.
Debate ordered for Buddhism row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised to hold a formal debate over the appointment of a new supreme patriarch to hose down the volatile situation.