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Storm warnings as typhoon enters Vietnam
Published on 28/10/2020
» Flooding was reported in six provinces on Wednesday, with heavy rain and flash-flood warnings for all five regions into Friday, as Typhoon Molave moves into Vietnam.
Travelling post-Covid
B Magazine, Published on 05/07/2020
» With the government's Rao Tiew Duay Gan scheme launched to boost domestic tourism as well as the recently-announced Songkran holidays which were moved from April to the end of this month, vacationers are drafting some itineraries to satisfy their wanderlust as many leading hotel chains and tourist attractions are offering several options of specially crafted holiday packages with extra benefits.
Rainy days & getaways
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/06/2020
» Interprovincial travel is now possible, although with restrictions in certain cases. Historical parks and national museums are open. Many beaches are starting to see visitors from different provinces dying for a break from the unprecedented lockdown. Still, it's going to be a long while before tourism reaches the pre-pandemic level.
Former officials found guilty of siphoning religious funds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2020
» A corruption court has found five former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) officials, including a former chief, guilty of stealing 21 million baht from the organisation in 2015.
Senior Golden Mount monks get suspended jail for B10m fraud
Online Reporters, Published on 19/05/2020
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday handed down suspended prison terms for two former assistant abbots of the Temple of the Golden Mount in a 10-million-baht budget embezzlement case.
Irrational sentence
News, Postbag, Published on 21/02/2020
» "A former abbot of Wat Sa Ket (Golden Mount) was sentenced to a suspended jail term of 36 months and fined 27,000 baht for embezzlement of 69.7 million baht in temple funds", read your online report concerning the politely termed "malfeasance" of a senior monk and a bunch of criminals from the National Office of Buddhism.
Former Wat Sa Ket abbot guilty of embezzlement
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2020
» A former Wat Sa Ket (the Golden Mount) abbot was yesterday sentenced to a 36 month jail term, suspended for two years, and fined 27,000 baht for embezzling temple funds to the tune of 69.7 million baht.
Ex-Golden Mount abbot gets suspended sentence
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2020
» A former abbot of Wat Sa Ket (Golden Mount) was sentenced to a suspended jail term of 36 months and fined 27,000 baht for embezzlement of 69.7 million baht in temple funds.
Temple fair
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/10/2019
» The annual temple fair at Wat Sa Ket where the famous Golden Mount is located is set to take place once again from Nov 4-13.
Plight of 'little ghosts' in South Korea
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 29/09/2019
» It has been a year since a Thai labour minister met his Korean counterpart to solve the problem of "little ghost" illegal migrant workers in South Korea.