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DSI drops Phra Dhammajayo case
News, Wisawaporn Jukgoljun, Published on 30/03/2026
» The case against Phra Dhammajayo has been terminated after exceeding the 10-year statute of limitations, bringing an end to long-running proceedings without a trial.
DSI clarifies stance on case of missing ex-abbot
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/03/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) clarified its handling of the case involving Phra Dhammajayo, former abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, following a decision by prosecutors to scrap it after the statute of limitations expired.
Dhammajayo case dropped as statute of limitations expires
Online Reporters, Published on 27/03/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has formally dropped criminal proceedings against Phra Dhammajayo, the former abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, after the statute of limitations in the high‑profile money‑laundering case expired earlier this month.
Four killed when pilgrimage van rear-ends truck
Chalit Poomruang, Published on 26/02/2025
» NAKHON SAWAN - Four people were killed, one a monk, and five others injured when a van taking them on a pilgrimage rear-ended a trailer truck in Tha Tako district of this northern province on Wednesday morning.
Property tycoon ‘in coma’, trial postponed
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/08/2024
» Prosecutors have postponed taking billionaire property tycoon Anant Asavabhokhin to court on charges of money laundering linked to the decade-old Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal because he is now in a coma, a source said.
Property tycoon faces money laundering charge
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/03/2024
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) will charge property tycoon Anant Asavabhokhin with money laundering over his alleged involvement in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) fund embezzlement scandal, according to an OAG source.
Revered abbot Somdet Chuang dies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2021
» Revered monk Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, aka Somdet Chuang, abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, has died at the age of 96.
Construction of giant Buddha statue nearly complete
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2021
» A temple building a 69-metre-tall Buddha statue that will be visible across Bangkok said construction was nearly complete but its opening may be pushed back to 2022 due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Supachai cleared of fraud in KCUC case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2020
» Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, the former chairman of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC), has been cleared of fraud in the KCUC embezzlement scandal.
Victims urge OAG to indict tycoon for money laundering
Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2019
» Victims of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal have asked the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to indict a real estate tycoon who allegedly colluded to launder funds stolen from the cooperative.