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Stealing temple money: Top Buddhism official caught
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2017
» Four National Office of Buddhism officials charged with stealing temple maintenance funds (nationwide 400-500 million per year).
Tai Dam: Same as Thai but different
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/05/2017
» Ancestors of a Tai Dam village in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok migrated from Vietnam more than 200 years ago. Learn about their unique culture, very close to Thai culture.
Royal Crematorium: 500 statues sculpted by craftsmen
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/03/2017
» Thailand's best craftsmen hard at work sculpting monuments to King Rama IX for replica of Mount Sumeru, the royal funeral pyre.
Dhammajayo stripped of monastic rank by His Majesty the King
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/03/2017
» Will Phra Dhammajayo be forever beyond the reach of the law? The monks rise to power & wealth seems to be coming to an end.
The million baht crayfish
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2017
» Crayfish sets price record after seafood restaurant owner becomes obsessed with unique colouring & bids 100,000, 500,000 & finally 1 million for it.
State railway: No subsidies, must break even
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/01/2017
» State Railway must prove it can operate red line without losing money. What to do with Makkasan issue raised again.
Fake surgeons caught again doing plastic surgery
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2016
» After unhappy customers suffer injuries & ugly faces from failed plastic surgery by fake surgeons, police raid fake clinic for second time in two months.
Royal Funeral Urn: Skilled craftsmen recruited from public
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/11/2016
» Royal Urn will be fifth, with a unique & distinct design. Royal Urns for Kings, Queens & Princes are never the same.
Fruits & vegetables still have dangerous chemicals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2016
» Fruit & vegetables still contaminated with chemicals including supermarket & organic produce. No improvement since similar results shocked netizens in March.
Monks clash with army: Demand Supreme Patriarch action (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2016
» Thousands of monks assembled in Nakhon Pathom today to demand speedy Supreme Patriarch installation & Buddhism declared national religion in constitution.