Tag: Dhammachayo
Disciplinary & legal action against any officers involved in alleged Dhammachayo...
BANGKOK - The national police chief has ordered disciplinary and legal action be taken against any police officer found to have aided in the...
Army chief’s plea for Dhammachayo to surrender
Army Commander-in-Chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart on Friday appealed to Phra Dhammachayo to turn himself in to face charges against him in order to spare...
Former follower recalls his “riches to rags” story after being inducted...
A former follower of the Dhammakaya sect who claimed that his family went broke and broke up after they donated all their wealth to...
An army doctor is faulted for illegally issuing doctor’s certificate for...
The deputy director of Panurangsee military hospital in Ratchaburi was faulted for issuing a doctor’s certificate to Phra Dhammachayo to prove his sickness despite...
Dhammakaya now in maximum security alert
Wat Dhammakaya now seems to become a military barrack rather than a Buddhist temple after the controversial abbot's followers erected barbed wire fence on...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...