"Dhammakaya Temple"

ONG-ART Thamnitha, the former spokesman for the Pathum Thani-based Dhammakaya Temple, was indicted yesterday on a charge of inciting public unrest in violation of the Criminal Code Section 116 as outlined in a complaint filed by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) earlier this year.

An ongoing probe into embezzlement at the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) has now implicated a |foundation chaired by billionaire Boonchai Bencharongkul’s younger sister.

BUSINESS TYCOON and former politician Pradit Phataraprasit has denied any involvement in connection with the Dhammakaya Temple, even though he admitted to having bought two plots of land related to the scandal-hit temple.

Prominent Businessman Pradit Phataraprasit has denied any involvement in alleged embezzlement or the scandal-hit Dhammakaya Temple after records show he bought a land plot from a suspected money launderer.

Land and Houses chief to be questioned over money laundering charges linked to Dhammakaya temple land plots

The controversial Dhammakaya Temple hosted a birthday celebration in absentia for fugitive former abbot Phra Dhammachayo yesterday.

Legal actions against Dhammakaya Temple, its fugitive former abbot and followers will continue despite the lifting of a junta order declaring the vast monastery complex in Pathum Thani a “special control area” under Article 44.

WAT DHAMMAKAYA RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER CRACKDOWN TO HUNT FOR ITS FORMER ABBOT

The National Buddhism Office director on Monday failed to either convince the chief monk of Pathum Thani province to punish two senior monks of Dhammakaya Temple or appoint an outsider to be abbot of the temple.

JUSTICE MINISTER Suwapan Tanyuvardhana has told the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to consult with related agencies to cancel the order, issued under Article 44, that made Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani a controlled area.

The National Buddhism Office (NBO) has pushed for the appointment of an outsider as Dhammakaya Temple’s new abbot.

DSI claims weapons also hidden at Dhammakaya temple building.