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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.
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.
Six hurt in oxygen tank explosions
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 02/02/2017
» Six people were injured as oxygen tanks exploded at a construction materials store in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district yesterday while people were shopping in the store which is just 50 metres from a petrol station, police said.
B42m of loan shark boss's assets impounded
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/01/2017
» PATHUM THANI -- The Department of Special Investigation on Monday impounded 29 properties worth 42 million baht in Pathum Thani province owned by the hunted boss of a huge loan sharking operation, and is targeting other assets nationwide.
Boy beaten by teacher sees psychologist
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 28/12/2016
» PATHUM THANI -- The mother of a 7-year-old schoolboy viciously beaten with a stick by a woman teacher took him to a hospital for a psychological examination on Wednesday.
Driver didn't get the 'brake' she was hoping for
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 28/12/2016
» PATHUM THANI – A 38-year-old driver mistook the accelerator for the brake and crashed her car into a branch of the hypermarket chain Tesco Lotus on Wednesday. There were no casualties.
Wat Dhammakaya lowers human shields
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/12/2016
» Monks and laymen started to leave Wat Phra Dhammakaya late Friday as authorities prepared to cut its electricity and water supplies but showed no signs of planning to enter the grounds to arrest its embattled former abbot Phra Dhammajayo.
Temple's lawsuits mount, but DSI stumped on raid
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 17/12/2016
» Wat Phra Dhammakaya is facing 68 more lawsuits from police, bringing the number of legal cases against the embattled temple to 111.
DSI staffer injured by own drone at Wat Dhammakaya
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/12/2016
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) deployed small drones to spy on the compound of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province on Friday, and an operator was hit on the head catching one when it fell from the sky.
Evidence points to monk still in hiding at temple
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 18/12/2016
» Security authorities have information indicating Phra Dhammajayo has been hiding in Wat Phra Dhammakaya even though he has not been seen in public, a source at the Justice Ministry says.