webfact Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING OFFICEAMLO asked to probe monk's assetsThe NationBANGKOK: -- The Facebook network against acts that destroy kingdom, religion and monarchy, on Tuesday urged the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to probe the assets of Si Sa Ket monastery monk Luang Pu Nenkham.The monk has recently been at the centre of a lot of negative publicity after a video clip of him on board a private jet, sporting brandname sunglasses and a Louis Vuitton bag went viral.The monk however remained abroad hence didn't explain himself yet.Submitting the request to AMLO deputy chief Suwanee Sawaengpol, the network chairman Songkran Atchariyasap urged the agency to probe and announce the result to the public.If the monk was guilty, the agency should freeze all transactions immediately because there might be some beneficiary parties that are influential persons.He said group would also file a similar request for probe to the Crime Suppression Police on Thursday. -- The Nation 2013-06-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MacWalen Posted June 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2013 So where all the money from donations go? There must be a lot of monks benefiting, lets not be naive. People give monks tons of money. Religion is a great business. Easy money. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skippybangkok Posted June 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I hope this doesn't all end with an 'influential person' hanging from a bridge....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted June 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstonc Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeaverage Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Apparently there was no need to write the story in english If the monk was guilty, the agency should freeze all transactions immediately because there might be some beneficiary parties that are influential persons. umm what? as an aside, the monk deserves a good probing, but not necessarily by AMLO Edited June 25, 2013 by joeaverage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Ever been to Pattaya.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 What about the abbot who had to go in and explain about his luxury car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggles Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 he must still be on holiday in France somewhere ,but hey he doesnt need a private jet he can fly around the globe like Superman as he has supernatural powers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisnoif Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Religion : all knowing , all powerful, all great, but somehow always needs money . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Religion is a great business. Easy money. And so are language schools... Sorry... Couldn't resist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 what assets ., they spent is all on booze and hookers ( and plane flights?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Fear (of the unknown) - the great persuader:) The wife tells me the monk OWNS this plane...anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll Yep - one of the most successful crime families ever - and still going strong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Is this the temple with a helipad and private helicopter? Saw some pics in the Thai press that might've indicated that. I think the Buddhist authority of Thailand (not sure of correct name) needs to put it's foot down over all these abbots in luxury cars etc. whilst so many temples in rural Thailand are in a state of disrepair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Ever been to Pattaya.......? Everyone and everything gets probed there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll Yep - one of the most successful crime families ever - and still going strong. I trust that applies to ALL so called religions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Fear (of the unknown) - the great persuader:) The wife tells me the monk OWNS this plane...anyone confirm? I don't know but has the wife been probed? If she has she'll know for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkomoncents Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Great headline! Would it be unfair to call Thailand the "hub" of "asset probing"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) So where all the money from donations go? There must be a lot of monks benefiting, lets not be naive. People give monks tons of money. Religion is a great business. Easy money. .............Yes, I have often wondered about this.............Especially when there seems to be so much unexplained wealth being exhibited in some sections of Thai society. I think there must be a flow back into Thai society from all these 'Donations'. Edited June 25, 2013 by SunsetT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ?They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*llyou are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Ever been to Pattaya.......? Ever been to Luton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I only have a superficial knowledge of Buddhism but do know it's a much revered Thai institution so just how far will this investigation go especially if the monk has rich and powerful devotees ? I'm sure there's enough wiggle room to say he should not have accepted and kept all the " gifts " and maybe issue a mild rebuke. but little else. Forget the religious aspect and think of it as a pure Thai situation of a powerful and well protected institution which very few will dare to take on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoodMaiDai Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I guess no one would be surprised if it turns out that he is the largest Thai share holder of The Coca Cola Company who makes Red Fanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? I don't understand the common practice here to always point at wrongdoings in other patrs of the world. Sure, crime or breach of law happens elswhere too. So why trying to vindicate or melt down the seriousness of wrongdoings in LOS just because someone somwhere is doing the same? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 So where all the money from donations go? There must be a lot of monks benefiting, lets not be naive. People give monks tons of money. Religion is a great business. Easy money. Oh yes, and there is no need for a complaints department if the promises of what happens after death don't actually get delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newermonkey Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? They have been playing this extortion racket for nearly 2000 years...give us your money or your soul will burn in h*ll you are right on the money there ,,,,thay say hell,but no-ones been there to confirm it exists,,,mmmmmmmmm Fear (of the unknown) - the great persuader:) The wife tells me the monk OWNS this plane...anyone confirm? That should be easy to find out and should come out when they "wash the dirty laundry and wring him out" That type of small business jet (same M-Jet ownes) costs in excess of 20 million US$ and cost a fortune to maintain and run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 i know personally some "rich" chinese businessmen that like to give tons of money to a WAT so that good business may continue in the comming and following years bit stupid and all, to throw away the money, but hey,.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradinAsia Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? I don't understand the common practice here to always point at wrongdoings in other patrs of the world. Sure, crime or breach of law happens elswhere too. So why trying to vindicate or melt down the seriousness of wrongdoings in LOS just because someone somwhere is doing the same? To answer your question -- maybe it's because so many folks on TV make such a frantic effort to prove that Thailand is the hub of graft, corruption, greed and other common human frailties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkomoncents Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Ever been to the Vatican / St. Peter's Basilica ? I don't understand the common practice here to always point at wrongdoings in other patrs of the world. Sure, crime or breach of law happens elswhere too. So why trying to vindicate or melt down the seriousness of wrongdoings in LOS just because someone somwhere is doing the same? To answer your question -- maybe it's because so many folks on TV make such a frantic effort to prove that Thailand is the hub of graft, corruption, greed and other common human frailties. Funny, because the only "frantic" effort I see is the need to deny that there might ever be anything wrong with the way things are in Thailand (I define "wrong" as something antithetical to the benefit of the majority where clearly the benefit of the majority is in the interests of the society at large). Are you trying to say that in Thailand, people are generally too critical of themselves and should self-analyze less (or are you just tired of TV members disagreeing with you)? I suppose you would say that Thailand is a bastion of moral righteousness and a measuring stick for humanity at large? I'm sure in your mind, Pattaya-balcony-suicides, Bangkok rush-hour police checkpoints, one of Asia's most dangerous terrorist insurgencies and the human trafficking credentials of a former slave colony are all signs of a progressive approach to the human condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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