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How much do Thai monks earn per month?
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/07/2025
» Buddhist monks in Thailand receive monthly food allowances which vary according to their rank, reflecting a centuries-old tradition that continues today.
Two senior monks defrocked over sex videos
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2025
» Two senior monks have been defrocked following the seizure of sex videos and over 80,000 images featuring sex between a woman and high-ranking clergy at well-known temples in Bangkok and other provinces.
Only ‘poor Thais’ can be street vendors
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» New City Hall rules say that only “poor Thais” will be allowed to be street vendors in Bangkok and they will be barred from employing migrants.
Thaksin 'just joking' about being assistant
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2024
» Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday her father Thaksin was just joking when he told party MPs on Tuesday he was ready to work as her assistant if asked, a remark which could put the party at risk of dissolution.
Education minister ridiculed for admiring N.Korea
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2024
» Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob is still receiving negative comments more than three weeks after expressing his admiration for North Korea's education system.
17 tourists injured in Phuket bus accident
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2024
» A small tour bus overturned on a curve in Phuket, injuring 17 Chinese tourists, two them seriously, and two of the Thai crew on Tuesday morning.
Phuket speedboat crash kills Russian girl
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2024
» Officials are waiting for the results of drug tests on the driver and assistant of a speedboat that hit rocks off Phuket on Sunday afternoon, killing a Russian girl and injuring nine others.
Graft-busters name 15 in ‘Boss’ hit-and-run case
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/09/2023
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found 15 senior police officers and prosecutors guilty of mishandling the 2012 hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.
35 hurt in Phuket speedboat crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/05/2023
» Thirty-five people, mostly Russian tourists, were injured after their speedboat crashed in Chalong Bay in Phuket on Wednesday evening.
Rescued 'Wild Boars' footballer dies in UK
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2023
» One of the young "Wild Boars" footballers rescued from flooded Luang Cave in Chiang Rai in 2018 has died suddenly in England.