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Drinkers face steep fines under new alcohol rules
Published on 10/11/2025
» People in Thailand enjoying an afternoon drink risk large fines from Saturday under amended alcohol control rules that strengthen enforcement.
Monastery ‘using human bodies for meditation’
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2024
» Forty-one cadavers used in meditation practices at a Buddhist monastery in Phichit province are being identified in a police investigation to determine whether they were obtained legally.
Complaint against 'son' of Lord Buddha
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2024
» An eight-year-old boy is facing a legal complaint over claims that he is the reincarnated son of the Lord Buddha who possesses magical powers to "connect people's minds".
Ex-senator faces child-sex charge
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2023
» A former senator has been charged with buying sex from a minor, along with four other suspects including a former director of the Saraburi branch of the National Office of Buddhism, a police source said.
Locals want scary statue moved
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/08/2023
» Two groups have called for the relocation of a statue of Khru Kai Kaeo from a hotel near the Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection in Bangkok.
Police charge monk with stealing B180 million
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2023
» A former monk, Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, has been arrested along with two others on charges of embezzling 180 million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri, where the monk was based, in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Ducati cop leaves monkhood
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2022
» A big-bike riding riot policeman facing multiple charges after killing a doctor on a zebra crossing left the monkhood with his father after attending the victim's cremation on Wednesday.
Cop in fatal crash awaits probe
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2022
» Police hope to quickly conclude a probe to determine the speed of a motorcycle ridden by a policeman when it hit a doctor on Phaya Thai Road on Friday, resulting in her death.
Monks in trouble over livestream
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/09/2021
» Two monks are in trouble over their live-streaming session of political messages and laughter.
US brand uses monk's image without asking
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2021
» The National Office of Buddhism (NoB) will submit a letter to American clothing brand Supreme to protest against its use of an image of a monk.