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Thai forces besiege temple in standoff over monk

Thai forces surrounded the country's biggest Buddhist temple on Thursday (Feb 16) and the junta leader declared he was imposing control after it failed to hand over an influential monk wanted for money laundering.

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Thai government fails to capture scandal-hit abbot amid resistance from followers

​The Operation of the department of special investigation (DSI) to arrest the embattled abbot of the largest buddhism temple in Thailand ended amid resistance from his faithful followers Thursday afternoon.