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Myanmar Buddhists decry Dhammakaya crackdown

YANGON: Around 100 Buddhist monks and nationalists in Myanmar staged a protest against Thailand on Friday,
denouncing the government for its actions against Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
http://www.bangko...dhammakaya




Monks banned from gathering at temple

PATHUM THANI: Monks from across the country have been banned from gathering at Wat Phra Dhammakaya,
as they will face legal action for obstructing officers searching for Phra Dhammajayo.
http://www.bangko...monks-told




US professor recounts uneasy meeting with Dhammakaya heads

Stephen B Young, an American professor who discovered the Ban Chiang archaeological site in Udon Thani province's Nong Han district over 50 years ago, was in the news again this week when he revealed to Thai authorities his impression of Wat Phra Dhammakaya when he met its leaders in 2011.
http://www.bangko...kaya-heads





Govt 'sorry' over man's suicide over S44

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the government have expressed their condolences over the death of an elderly man who hanged himself on Saturday night after climbing a telephone signal tower to demand the lifting of the Section 44 order to control Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
http://www.bangko...e-over-s44



Wife, son in the dark over suicide motive
The wife and son of the man who hanged himself on a telephone signal tower near Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Saturday night are still in the dark over the motive for his suicide, according to media reports.
http://www.bangko...ide-motive