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DSI steps up bid to net rogue monk
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/07/2019
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has renewed efforts to arrest Phra Dhammajayo, the former abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, after Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin ordered the DSI to step up its probe into the multi-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement case.
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OAG pushes for dissolution of scandal-hit temple
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/11/2018
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has suggested a court petition to order the dissolution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, linked to the Khun Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong Foundation, after it was accused of involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal, according to a public prosecutor.
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OAG pushes for end of scandal-hit temple
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/11/2018
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has suggested a court petition to order the dissolution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, linked to the Khun Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong Foundation, after it was accused of involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal, according to a public prosecutor.
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Tycoon's sister charged in Klongchan embezzlement case
King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/10/2018
» Wanna Jirakitti, the young sister of a telecom tycoon, on Friday acknowledged and denied Department of Special Investigation charges of laundering money embezzled from the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC).
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DSI to charge tycoon's sister in KCUC case
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/09/2018
» Police will summon the younger sister of telecoms tycoon Boonchai Bencharongkul to acknowledge a money laundering charge on Oct 4, in connection to the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal.
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LH's former chairman proposes share purchase
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/06/2018
» SET-listed property developer Land and Houses Plc (LH) has received a proposal from former chairman Anant Asavabhokhin for a voluntary partial tender offer of the company's shares, worth around 1.41 billion baht.
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Amlo freezes B134m held by ex-monks
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/06/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has frozen about 134 million baht held in 10 bank accounts by four former senior monks embroiled in a temple fund embezzlement scandal.
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Coup clique outstays welcome as problems mount
Spectrum, Published on 20/05/2018
» As the military government moves closer towards marking a full four years in power, many university students are displeased with its commitment to politics and what it has achieved.
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No police apology for monk's violent arrest
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/05/2018
» Nobody doubts why the Crime Suppression Division police had to make the arrest of Phra Buddha Isara, the abbot of Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom, before dawn of May 24 at his living quarters on the temple grounds.
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Arrests not enough to reform Thai Sangha
News, Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Published on 31/05/2018
» The early morning of May 24 was the morning of the long knives for the Thai Sangha. Commandos stormed Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom to arrest the abbot, then Phra Buddha Isara, a staunch supporter of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). In an unrelated case, five of seven other senior monks accused of embezzlement and money laundering were arrested from three famous temples in Bangkok. The other two remain on the run.
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