Authorities are planning to charge foundations and monks of Wat Phra Dhammakaya with money laundering to reclaim billions of baht for victims of embezzled Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative. Kajonsak ...

Abbot Phra Dhammachayo (C) arrives for a ceremony at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on Makha Bucha Day, March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo ...

Department of Special Investigation officials on Thursday completed their inquiries into the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and his links to the 12-billion baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative ...

Phra Dhammajayo is wanted on charges of money laundering and embezzlement Thai police say they will again try to arrest Buddhist sect leader Phra Dhammajayo in the next coming days after thousands of ...

BANGKOK (AP) - Thai police entered a sprawling Buddhist temple complex Thursday, wading through thousands of devotees camped on the grounds, to arrest a popular abbot accused of embezzling $40 million ...

The current abbot has been accused of embezzlement and illegal construction. The authorities have tried repeatedly to arrest him, but without success. The National Office of Buddhism wants an outsider ...

Devotees meditate at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, on June 16, 2016 Thai police say they will again try to arrest Buddhist sect leader Phra Dhammajayo in ...