NAKHON PATHOM — A gunman opened fire on the temple where an ultra-royalist activist monk was sleeping last night. Two security guards at the Nakhon Pathom province temple where Buddha Isara stays told police they hid after hearing gunshots at about 10pm on Tuesday night, which police believe were fired by a single shooter. Read […]
The hooded “pop-corn” gunman who was seen battling with a group of gunmen terrorizing anti-government protesters at Laksi intersection on February 1, 2014 was today (Thursday) sentenced to 37 years and four months imprisonment. The defendant, 24-year old Mr Vivat Yodprasit, was found guilty by the Criminal Court of murder, possessing and using firearms in […]
Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday to protest against new American ambassador Glyn Davies’ criticism of Thailand’s lese majeste law. Led by activist abbot Buddha Isara, they urged Mr Davies, who took up his post just nine weeks ago, to better understand Thai culture and not to intervene […]
BANGKOK, 9 November 2015 (NNT) – Phra Buddha Issara has petitioned the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) to reform clergy related laws and to stipulate the establishment of a citizen’s ethics council in the new constitution. Phra Buddha Issara, the abbot of Wat Om Noi in Nakhon Pathom, handed the petition to CDC Chairman Meechai Ruchupan […]
BANGKOK — A hardcore royalist monk led a protest at the U.S. Embassy to urge the United States to stop calling for Thailand to amend its laws against insulting the monarchy. Amid tight police security, Buddha Issara arrived with a group of supporters to the embassy to deliver a letter condemning international nonprofit organization Human […]
OUTSPOKEN Buddhist monk Buddha Isara yesterday called for a boycott of the Sangha Supreme Council following its decision on Friday not to defrock the controversial abbot of the Dhammakaya Temple. Buddha Isara led a group of some 200 followers to the Pak Nam Phasi Charoen Temple to lodge a complaint. Read more: The Nation By […]
BANGKOK — Khaosod newspaper has been acquitted of libel charges filed by Buddha Issara, an ultra-royalist Buddhist monk who led protests against the former government last year. Buddha Issara, a core leader of the People’s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD), sued Matichon and Khaosod newspapers, which own Khaosod […]
Luang Pu Buddha Issara, an ally of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee and an anti-government protest leader, claimed Wednesday he had just recovered from “being poisoned” by an ill-intentioned person. Read more: Bangkok Post
