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Cops and Monks Clash at Wat Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — A police operation to search headquarters of the Dhammakaya sect and look for its fugitive spiritual leader met resistance on Monday, when monks and worshipers tried to push police...
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Inside Wat Dhammakaya, Defenders Say Morale and Mistrust Run High
PATHUM THANI — Wearing a facemask and clutching a rucksack, Umavadee Mitkul said she was camping inside Wat Dhammakaya with thousands of with her fellow worshipers because she wants to protect what’s...
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Another Deadline Collapses, DSI Reopens Negotiations With Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — The Department of Special Investigation, or DSI, on Wednesday opened a new round of negotiations with Dhammakaya for permission to search its headquarters for its fugitive spiritual...
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Undisclosed Changes to Constitution Sent for Endorsement
BANGKOK — A government official on Wednesday declined to disclose the final draft of the amended constitution submitted for royal endorsement last week.
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Out of Options, School Fire Families Pursue Lawsuits on Their Own
CHIANG RAI — Having exhausted all other legal channels, parents who lost their young daughters when their school dorm burned down last year in Chiang Rai will seek justice on their own.
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Activist Magazine Editor Gets 7 Years for Insulting Monarchy
BANGKOK — The Supreme Court is expected to sentence a Redshirt activist and magazine editor Thursday for publishing articles deemed offensive to the monarchy.
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Dhammakaya Monks Confront Soldiers Trying to Enter Unfinished Hospital
PATHUM THANI — A monk-spokesman for Wat Dhammakaya on Thursday expressed shock at the sight of soldiers attempting to seize a hospital being built just north of the temple complex.
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Phi Phi Park Chief Denies Being Forced Out Over ‘Farang Pricing’
KRABI — The chief of a national park that includes the renowned Phi Phi Islands on Thursday said he resigned solely for personal health reasons and not conflicts with local business groups as some...
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Tiger Temple to Reopen 9 Months After Raid
BANGKOK — Armed with a zoo permit and a brand new set of tigers, the people behind the infamous Tiger Temple plan to reopen for business in March.
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On Way to New Life in Khao Yai, Bear Falls to Death
BANGKOK — After nearly a decade being rehabilitated for a life in the wild, a bear set to be freed in Khao Yai National Park two weeks ago never made it.
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Expelled Grand Chamberlain to be Charged
BANGKOK — The royal palace has fired the grand chamberlain to His Majesty the King, citing “grave disciplinary violations” and will charge him with land encroachment later this week, police sources...
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Roadside Ambush Kills Family, Injures Two Schoolchildren
NARATHIWAT — A local official, his wife, sister-in-law and 8-year-old son were shot to death by unidentified assailants on their way to work Thursday, police said. The attack also wounded two students...
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DSI Denies Blockade Responsible for Death of Dhammakaya Disciple
BANGKOK — Security forces on Thursday afternoon refuted claims that a follower of the Dhammakaya sect died of an asthma attack because their blockade prevented help from reaching her in time.
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Abortion in Thailand: More Safe and Legal Than You May Have Thought
BANGKOK — The small clinic has only four sections: a reception area, restrooms, counseling room and an area where the actual procedure is performed.
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Sacked Palace Aide Confesses to Land Encroachment, Asks to be Jailed
BANGKOK — Former Grand Chamberlain Jumpol Manmai confessed Thursday to building a luxury mansion on public land and declined to post his own bail, according to the police officer in charge of the...
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LGBT Group Slams Dean for Threatening to ‘Check’ Trans Student’s Genitals
BANGKOK — A gender rights group on Friday said a college dean in the northeast verbally abused a transgender adult student in front of her classmates by threatening , while the teacher said he was...
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Shrine Bombing Trial Postponed Because Interpreter’s Busy
BANGKOK — The trial for two Uighur men accused of staging Thailand’s worst terror attack was postponed yet again because a court interpreter won’t be available for the next scheduled session, a...
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HM King Strips Dhammachayo of Monk Title
BANGKOK — The spiritual leader of the influential Dhammakaya sect was stripped of his royal-bestowed title Sunday night on instruction of His Majesty the King.
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Policeman’s Son Accused of Murdering Romantic Rival’s Friend
PHETCHABURI — Police in Phetchaburi province said Monday 18 people have been charged with breaking into a student’s apartment and killing him last week instead of the person they were looking for.
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‘Benz Racing’ Charged For Lambo Link to Laos Drug Lord
BANGKOK — The husband of a celebrity actress was formally charged Monday with money laundering for his alleged connection to a transnational drug suspect apprehended in Thailand two months ago.
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