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    So close yet worlds apart

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 12/05/2022

    » The gentle winds cooled the summer heat as I sat on the bank of the Nakhon Chai Si River, taking in a beautiful view of the waterside hamlet and lush landscapes of the small town of Sam Phran in Nakhon Pathom province. It's only a 90-minute drive from the hustle and bustle of downtown Bangkok in order to breathe in some fresh air on the weekend.

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    Revered abbot Somdet Chuang dies

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2021

    » Revered monk Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, aka Somdet Chuang, abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, has died at the age of 96.

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    Revered Somdet Chuang of Wat Pak Nam dies, aged 96

    Online Reporters, Published on 09/12/2021

    » Revered monk Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, aka Somdet Chuang, abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, has died aged 96 years.

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    Rock of ages

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 14/02/2019

    » The name Ang Sila (rock pond) has long rung a bell for almost every Thai household for its high-quality granite mortars. Nowadays, this tambon in Chon Buri has fewer rocks for the production of this kind of kitchen tool. Nonetheless, the community is still an interesting attraction with old temples, markets, fishing villages and the beach.

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    A long-awaited opening

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/11/2018

    » The Green Line rail extension (Samrong-Samut Prakan) will be operational on Dec 6. That's next Thursday. The new section of the elevated railway, which connects with the east end of the Sukhumvit Line of the BTS marks the return of trains to Samut Prakan, also known as Pak Nam, which 125 years ago during the reign of King Rama V boasted Siam's first railway. The Pak Nam rail route connected the coastal city at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River with Hua Lamphong in Bangkok. It stopped operation in 1960, giving way to road transportation that became more popular.

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    Arrests not enough to reform Thai Sangha

    News, Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Published on 31/05/2018

    » The early morning of May 24 was the morning of the long knives for the Thai Sangha. Commandos stormed Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom to arrest the abbot, then Phra Buddha Isara, a staunch supporter of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). In an unrelated case, five of seven other senior monks accused of embezzlement and money laundering were arrested from three famous temples in Bangkok. The other two remain on the run.

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    Ignore the government hype

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/04/2018

    » The Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat recently visited Ratchaburi to promote universal tourism. As part of his trip, he and those who travelled with wheelchairs stopped by Talat Nam Lak Ha (Lak Ha Floating Market) in Ratchaburi's Damnoen Saduak district.

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    NOB transfer harms govt anti-graft drive

    News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/09/2017

    » Pol Lt Col Pongporn Pramsaneh has been widely recognised as an honest and straightforward officer in the Department of Special Investigation – a rare breed in the police force. It explains why he was ordered shifted from the DSI's head of the Tax Litigation Office to lead the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) on Feb 25 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to do an unenviable mission. His task was to clean up the mess concerning the misappropriation of government funds for the renovation of temples and for schools on temple grounds.

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    Prayut vows to punish fund embezzlers

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/07/2017

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to punish all state officials involved in the 60-million-baht embezzlement from the government's temple maintenance funds, which has marred the image of many well-known temples both in Bangkok and upcountry.

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    Temple denies stifling 'change money' probe

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/07/2017

    » Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen has denied the temple has tried to delay being investigated for its alleged receipt of controversial "change money" from maintenance funds allocated by the National Office of Buddhism (NOB).

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