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Two more held in Wat Rai Khing embezzlement case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/05/2025
» A couple linked to the accused former Wat Rai Khing abbot, Yeam Inkrugkao, have been arrested after investigators found their involvement in embezzling funds from the well-known temple’s annual fair auction for stalls.
Over B2bn traced in temple embezzlement case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/05/2025
» Police investigators have found that over 2 billion baht was circulated across 84 bank accounts linked to the high-profile embezzlement case involving Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom.
Roi Et culture, loud and proud
Life, John Clewley, Published on 25/03/2025
» World Beat was out and about in Isan recently for a visit to the annual Boon Pha Wet Festival in Roi Et.
Discover the Joy of Travel in Thailand
Published on 18/12/2024
» As the year-end travel season begins, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites everyone with remaining holiday days, as well as those planning to gather friends, loved ones and family to embark on new adventures, to pack your bags and explore destinations in Thailand that can be enjoyed all year round. TAT has curated a list of must-visit attractions for this festive season, which marks the peak of Thailand’s travel calendar. There are countless hidden gems waiting for travel enthusiasts to broaden their travel experience.
The Silent Film Festival keeps echoing
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/09/2024
» A rocket-bullet plunging into the Moon’s eye, its mouth pursed halfway between a sneer and a smile. You’ve seen it before, but it’s time to witness one of cinema’s most recognisable images from Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) in its colour glory at the 8th Silent Film Festival in Thailand, the annual banquet of early cinema hosted by the Thai Film Archive.
Making Asean more relevant to youth
Oped, Published on 31/08/2023
» International Youth Day is celebrated annually in August. Growing up as a young person in Singapore in the 1980-90s, I was more in tune with the arts, music, and literature of American and British influences than I was with local and regional popular culture. I was also more familiar with Western-based landmarks, for example the Eiffel Tower, than I was with those in Southeast Asia, such as Borobudur Temple. That was how oblivious I was of the region I was living in.
Summer festival season hots up
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/03/2023
» This summer, a number of well-known annual events return at locations throughout the country. If you're looking for a destination with exciting and enriching activities, check out the list below for fun and festive hotspots.
Illuminating the past
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 17/11/2022
» Last Saturday, Bangkok's sky was illuminated by a series of grandiose firework displays to mark the start of the 16-night Vijit Chao Phraya festival to promote Thailand's tourism during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 summit.
Druggie loses son, hero heads off attack, rock fishing
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/05/2022
» The way some folks live
Nakhon Phanom: More than meets the eye
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/01/2021
» The public space along the Mekong in the town of Nakhon Phanom was quite bright. It was illuminated by the yellow light of street lamps and colourful decorative lights to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. The ambience highly contrasted with the other side of the river, a quiet scene of the reserved forest of the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area in Khammouane Province in Laos.