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Police to intensify efforts, begin reviewing records of monks nationwide
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
Police criticise the National Office of Buddhism for failure, covering up misconduct and aiding wrongdoers, damaging Buddhism, and reopening old cases for investigation.
Buddhist temples hold 410bn baht in savings across 39,000 accounts
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025
Thai Buddhist temples have over 410bn baht in savings across 39,000 accounts, ONB reveals amid embezzlement probe involving former senior monks.
‘Unusually rich’ former Buddhism office chief arrested in Texas
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025
Former Buddhism office chief Nopparat Benjawattanon arrested in Texas over alleged embezzlement of temple funds totalling over 500 million baht.
Sangha Council bans monks from joining protests
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020
The Sangha Supreme Council has issued an urgent edict banning monks and novices from joining political rallies.
Charges ready against NOB ex-directors
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017
THE National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will shortly forward charges to public prosecutors against three former senior officials of the National Office of Buddhism who are accused of stealing money from a temple’s state grants.
New Buddhism Office chief is tasked with returning temple back to the fold
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017
AN IMPORTANT mission of the new chief of the National Office of Buddhism is to turn the scandal-hit Dhammakaya Temple into an ordinary temple like others, according to observers.
Buddhism Office head axed
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
A SENIOR Department of Special Investigation (DSI) official has been appointed as new chief of the National Office of Buddhism amid a tense stand-off between authorities and the controversial Dhammakaya Temple, which has dragged on for over a week.