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7 military rangers injured in Narathiwat bomb blast
Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2025
» NARATHIWAT: Seven military rangers were injured when a bomb exploded at a pavilion of a Buddhist monastery in Rangae district of this southern Thai border province on Thursday.
Monks under probe for keeping 73 corpses in Thailand's Phichit province
Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2024
» Officials are investigating monks supervising two connected Buddhist places in the northern province of Phichit, where 73 corpses were stored without permission.
PM urged to return land to monastery
Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2024
» Former senator Somchai Sawangkarn sent a third open letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, urging her to expedite the return of a monastic plot of land acquired by Alpine Golf Course to Wat Thamikararam Worawihan, saying that the head of the government must perform her duties with honesty for the benefit of the country.
Zoo body slams monastery's use of hippo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2024
» The Zoological Park Organization has slammed a Buddhist monastery for using the image of "Moo Deng", the pygmy hippo and social media sensation, to produce Moo Deng trinkets used as sacred objects for wealth.
Bhutan wishes princess speedy recovery
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2022
» Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan on Thursday visited King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital to write a get-well message and present flowers for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.
Senior monk accused of embezzling temple funds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2022
» A former asset manager of a temple in Bangkok has renewed a complaint he made against the temple's current abbot, accusing him of embezzling 95 million baht and disposing of a partially cremated corpse into the Chao Phraya River.
Monastery accused of land encroachment
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2022
» The Royal Thai Police have ordered the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) to expedite an investigation into an allegation of state land being occupied by a monastery of Wat Tha Mai in Ratchaburi province.
Temple ordains Indian star who played Buddha
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2022
» Indian actor Gagan Malik has been ordained at Wat That Thong in Bangkok to study Lord Buddha's teachings on spiritual enlightenment and inner peace in depth, after being cast in a biographical film based on the life of the Buddha.
Hua Hin monk fears retaliation over land
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/11/2020
» A monk in Prachuap Khiri Khan has claimed he was threatened by local politicians and villagers over the location of a Buddhist monastery he developed in 2015 on a protected land plot.
Krabi bans rallies by Myanmar workers
Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2020
» KRABI: Local officials on Tuesday banned Myanmar migrant workers from holding political gatherings to support Aung San Suu Kyi in next month's Myanmar general election.