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National artist, Buddhist scholar dies at 91
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Renowned national artist Wasin Inthasa, author of Ananda the Buddha's Brother, acclaimed by Unesco as a global Buddhist literary masterpiece, passed away at 91 on Tuesday.
Ex-hospital chief held over fund fraud
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/10/2025
» A former director of a tambon health promotion hospital in Nonthaburi was arrested yesterday on charges of forgery and embezzlement involving more than 650,000 baht from the national health insurance fund.
Monk found hanged, leaves note apologising to parents
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 15/10/2025
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A monk hanged himself at a temple on Wednesday morning, leaving behind a farewell letter apologising to his parents for the trouble he had caused.
HIV patients to be transferred from scandal-plagued Thai temple
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/09/2025
» About 200 HIV patients at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu will be transferred to the state public health system as donations have fallen to near zero since details emerged of a financial scandal linked to former abbot Luang Phor Alongkot.
Cops eye ex-monk chief's land
WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM, Published on 01/09/2025
» Police have confirmed a former head of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) held land titles linked to the former abbot Phra Alongkot case.
Former Aids hospice abbot denies all fraud charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/08/2025
» The former abbot of the Aids hospice at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu and his fund-raiser on Wednesday denied all the fraud and embezzlement charges against them as a court approved a police request to extend their detention.
Ex-abbot comes clean about pre-monkhood life
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2025
» The embattled former abbot of Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu has broken his silence about his early life, admitting he evaded military service and assumed a friend’s identity before illegally entering Malaysia where he worked for several years before returning to Thailand.
Claims of ID fraud made against Phra Alongkot
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) will renew its investigation into the identity of Phra Alongkot, former abbot of Wat Phrabat Namphu, following public concerns over discrepancies in his personal records.
Nakhon Sawan ex-abbot in court over temple fund embezzlement
Published on 15/08/2025
» The disgraced former abbot of Wat Nakhon Sawan and a wealthy businesswoman close to him were taken to court on Thursday for detention in connection with the alleged embezzlement of 4.1 million baht from temple funds.
Girlfriend of former abbot arrested in temple fund scandal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/08/2025
» Police have arrested a 57-year-old woman, who was a romantic partner of the former abbot of Wat Nakhon Sawan, for alleged involvement in the embezzlement of temple funds.