Thai police ended their search of Thailand’s biggest temple on Friday after laying siege to it for more than three weeks without finding the former abbot, who is wanted for suspected money-laundering. The standoff at the Dhammakaya temple between thousands of police and saffron-robed monks has posed one of the greatest challenges to the military … Read more
Thai police have begun searching a Buddhist temple complex in a bid to arrest an influential monk wanted over alleged money laundering. Officers entered the site after previous attempts were thwarted when thousands of the monk’s devotees turned up in his defence. The spiritual leader is believed to be inside the large compound. Police said … Read more
Soldiers and police surrounded a scandal-hit Buddhist temple on Bangkok’s outskirts early Thursday in apparent preparation for a raid to arrest the sect’s spiritual leader after Thailand’s junta leader invoked special powers to put the site under military control. A cat-and-mouse game between investigators and the powerful Wat Dhammakaya temple in Bangkok has played out … Read more