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Temple rehab a 'site for torture'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 23/09/2021
» A popular shaman and a lawyer have asked Crime Suppression Di-vision (CSD) police to take action against a drug rehabilitation centre at a temple in Kanchanaburi for alleged torture and other human rights abuses.
Temple rehab centre ordered to shut
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/09/2021
» The Department of Medical Services has ordered the closure of a drug rehab centre at a local temple following complaints of violent abuse and extortion of addicts admitted for treatment there.
Fire guts temple pavilion in Phitsanulok
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 12/10/2021
» PHITSANULOK: An old wooden pavilion in a temple in Wang Thong district was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday.
Cops return B63m to temple abbot
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2021
» Police have returned 63 million baht of donated money, pilfered by three caretakers at Wat Huai Duan in Nakhon Sawan's Nong Bua, to the temple abbot.
'Temple swindler' assets to be investigated
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Jakkrit Waewklaihong, 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 and some of his family members and partner.
Siam Society to lead temple tour
Life, Published on 07/04/2022
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to visit six renowned Buddhist temples in Bangkok that were built or restored during the reign of King Rama III on April 23.
Temple 'embezzler' had plans for supercar
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/04/2022
» Further details have emerged about luxury cars purchased by suspected embezzler Apirat Jayankura Na Ayudhya, a close aide of the late abbot Somdej Phra Wannarat of Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara.
Temple 'embezzler' had plans for supercar
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2022
» Further details have emerged about luxury cars purchased by suspected embezzler Apirat Jayankura Na Ayudhya, a close aide of the late abbot Somdej Phra Wannarat of Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara.
Man 'took cut' of temple funds
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2022
» Another disciple of late abbot Somdej Phra Wannarat of Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara is suspected of playing a hand in the embezzlement of 32 million baht of funds from two branch temples in Trat.
Temple graft shows need for reform
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/04/2022
» The country's latest temple corruption scandal occurred at a first-class royal monastery; the centre of a sect founded by reformist monarch King Mongkut to clean up the clergy. What an irony!