15-02-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com

Thai junta imposes control on influential temple

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat ThepgumpanatBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's junta leader announced he was imposing control on the country's biggest Buddhist temple on Thursday after it failed to hand over an influential monk who has resisted questioning over money laundering.With political parties and many activists silenced since a coup in 2014, the Dhammakaya Temple is a rare institution in defying the junta, which has so far trod warily in confronting a religious group that claims milli
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