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NRC eyes Dhammakaya assets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2015
» The National Reform Council (NRC) has called on the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to confiscate money and assets from Wat Phra Dhammakaya and its abbot, Phra Dhammachayo.
Govt steers clear of Dhammachayo case
Published on 24/02/2015
» The government has made clear it would have no part in the controversy involving Wat Phra Dhammakaya's abbot Phra Dhammachayo and will limit its role only to dealing with the embezzlement of money donated to the temple.
Prayut says temple probe will go ahead
News, Published on 25/02/2015
» The government will take action on the case of the 12-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative embezzlement scandal, but it will not interfere with the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC)'s authority regarding National Reform Council (NRC) proposals, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Dhammakaya is only a symptom
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/02/2015
» The Supreme Sangha Council has paid a high price for protecting the controversial Dhammakaya abbot and his empire. Now the tsunami of public anger is on the archaic body with roaring calls from all around for Sangha reform. It is about time.
Dhammakaya is only a symptom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/02/2015
» "Its promise of heaven in return for donations is rooted in traditional belief. Its rise to prominence stems from the clergy's failure to speak to the middle class and respond to their needs. Meanwhile, its successful infiltration of the council derives from the elders' and the system's own weaknesses."aya is only a symptom
Misbehaving monks test patience of the faithful
Published on 25/02/2015
» Ms Chalita Chinwanno goes to temple with her parents at least twice a month to meditate and pray. The joss sticks, the chants, and other rituals bring her peace amidst the bustle of city life, the 30-year-old says.
Govt awaits Dhammakaya court rulings
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2015
» The government is ready to act on the Dhammakaya controversy if the court finds the temple and its abbot guilty of receiving more than 900 million baht in donations embezzled from a cooperative, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.
Embezzlement victims urge DSI to speed up investigation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2015
» People affected by the 12-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative embezzlement scandal Wednesday petitioned the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to speed up its probe of the case.
Restore faith, reform system
News, Published on 26/02/2015
» As tension builds between the National Reform Council's (NRC) religious affairs committee and Wat Or Noi's abbot Phra Buddha Isra, and the protectors of the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) and the Dhammakaya sect, the potential for confrontation lingers.
SSC ruling no surprise
News, Published on 26/02/2015
» The recent ruling of the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) on Phra Dhammachayo, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, didn’t surprise me. I’d like to quote Khun Sulak Sivaraksa who said the council’s ruling may have been influenced by the: “Money and power of Wat Phra Dhammakaya monks that can buy almost all of the Sangha members”.