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B8bn saved on alcohol over 'Lent'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2019
» An anti-alcohol campaign aimed at discouraging drinking during the three-month period of Buddhist Lent this year helped save more than 8 billion baht on booze, says the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Great balls of fire
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/10/2019
» Last Sunday I was determined to witness an annual event that has confounded me for more than a decade.
Paddling into the past
News, Published on 19/10/2019
» While annual boat races provide a glimpse of the traditional Thai way of life associated with rivers and canals, few can match the history and exhilaration of the Khuen Khon Ching Thong event in Chumphon.
Alms-offering on Lam Pla Thiu
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/10/2019
» This Sunday is the first Sunday following the end of Buddhist Lent. Thus, it is time for Wat Suthaphot in Lat Krabang district, Bangkok to resume its annual tradition of Tak Bat Phra Roi Thang Ruea, or alms-offering to 100 monks in boats.
24hr booze ban from midnight Saturday
Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2019
» The sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks is banned for the 24 hours from midnight on Saturday until midnight Sunday.
Special celebration
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/10/2019
» The iconic religious festival of Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district, the annual Prapheni Rab Bua, is taking place at Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai, a well-known Buddhist temple on the north bank of Samrong canal, from now until Monday. The festival highlights will be tomorrow and Saturday.
Flower power marks end of Buddhist Lent
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/10/2019
» To mark the end of the three-month Buddhist Lent, Samut Prakan's Bang Phli Municipality will host the annual Rab Bua (Lotus Receiving) festival on the morning of Oct 12.
Who are the real big bad Buddhists?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 13/09/2019
» It is quite rare to see an art student from a northeastern province becoming famous overnight, with her paintings widely shared on social media. But it was probably not the type of fame she was looking for.
Lust for power drying up local communities
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/07/2019
» Some fishermen in Loei province once told me that Buddhist Lent Day was a mark for the rainy season and the time to enjoy high water on the Mekong River. But last week gave a starkly different picture. Water levels on the river were at their lowest in 57 years.
Last suspect caught in love triangle-murder of tomboy singer
Published on 18/07/2019
» The seventh and final suspect in the love-triangle abduction and murder of a tomboy singer in Bangkok in 2016, also involving a jealous former district police chief, has been arrested in Kanchanaburi.