TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese man was arrested in Thailand’s Chonburi Province on Saturday (April 29) along with four Chinese nationals in connection to a religious cult that was also operating an illegal business.
A 60-year-old Taiwanese man surnamed Chang (常) is considered to be one of the leaders behind the religious cult, along with a 49-year-old Chinese woman surnamed Su (蘇), who proclaimed herself the “Mother of the Universe,” and claims to be able to communicate with various deities.
The cult has been identified as the Lion Empire, or Lion Kingdom Federation, as well as the Heaven of Heaven Group. In addition to engaging in fraudulent fortune-telling rituals, the group was also selling magic potions that purportedly provide customers…
