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Two online gambling bases raided
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 12/07/2021
» PATHUM THANI: The Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) raided two houses being used as bases for online gambling in Thanyaburi district and arrested 18 suspects on Monday morning.
Sacked senior official facing graft investigation found dead
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 29/06/2018
» PATHUM THANI: Former permanent secretary for social development and human security Puttipat Lertchaowasit, who is being investigated over the embezzlement of funds for the poor, was found dead in Muang district on Friday morning.
Key Dhammakaya monk acknowledges charge
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 22/03/2017
» PATHUM THANI - Phra Dattajivo, former acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, reported to prosecutors on Wednesday to hear a charge of defying an order of the National Council for Peace and Order.
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.
Dhammakaya acting abbot reports to police
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 26/12/2016
» PATHUM THANI -- Phra Withespawanajarn, the acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, reported to Khlong Luang police on Monday morning, responding to a summons to hear 13 charges filed against him, including providing shelter for Phra Dhammajayo, the former abbot.
Police demand cooperation from abbot
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 19/12/2016
» Police on Sunday demanded cooperation from the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya -- or anyone in charge of the temple -- to hand over former abbot Phra Dhammajayo to authorities within seven days.