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Coyote dancers shake up funeral
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2026
» A funeral held in Nakhon Si Thammarat has drawn widespread attention after dancers were hired to perform in front of the coffin on the final night of mourning.
Rude photographers under fire at Wat Arun
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/01/2026
» Local photographers at Wat Arun in Bangkok have been accused of rudely shooing visitors away so they can take photos of their paying customers, many wearing rented Thai costumes.
'Dead’ 65-year-old found alive in coffin just before cremation
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2025
» A 65-year-old woman believed to have died the previous night was discovered alive inside her coffin just moments before her planned cremation in Nonthaburi on Sunday.
Fire destroys three boats on Chao Phraya River
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2025
» Three passenger boats were destroyed by fire on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Sunday evening.
Bangkok's Song Wat Road targeted as new tourist hotspot
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry plans to promote Song Wat Road as a new Bangkok landmark.
Missing schoolgirls found hiding in nearby cemetery
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2025
» Three young girls who ran away from their school dormitory in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai on Sunday were found safe at around 5.40pm on Monday, according to a police source.
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.
Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/07/2025
» Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks.
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.
Foreigner defaces Chiang Mai temple wall
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/06/2025
» Police are searching for a foreign man who spray-painted graffiti on the historic wall of Wat Lam Chang, a centuries-old temple in Chiang Mai’s old city, after the culprit reportedly left the northern province by air.