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Motorcyclists race around Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2019
» Motorcycle racers drew a barrage of criticism on social media after a video was posted showing them doing wheelies on the road around the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew, and the Grand Palace on Sunday night.
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka's new strongman
AFP, Published on 18/11/2019
» ANURADHAPURA (SRI LANKA) - Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist supporters, following an election victory that triggered fear and concern among the island's Tamil and Muslim minority communities.
Better safety measures for southern monks mooted
Napak treedangnoi and Waedao Harai, Published on 20/01/2019
» NAKHOM PATHOM/NARATHIWAT: The government and National Office of Buddhism (NOB) are laying out safety measures to protect monks in the southern border provinces after a fatal attack at a temple in Narathiwat that killed two monks and injured two others.
Cops quiz suspected bent monks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2022
» Twelve senior monks, including one arrested on Feb 18, have been interrogated in connection with the alleged embezzlement of 110 million baht from temple funds from 2007 to 2016, with the suspect already in custody facing additional charges, police said yesterday.
Climate refugees flee as Bangladesh villages washed away
AFP, Published on 11/10/2022
» BANGLA BAZAR, Bangladesh: For generations Paban Baroi's family guarded a temple to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, until Bangladesh's mighty Padma river wreaked havoc of its own, wiping out the shrine, their home, and 200 other houses in their village.
Man charged for anti-112 graffiti at Wat Phra Kaew
Published on 30/03/2023
» A 24-year-old man arrested for spray-painting the number 112 on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on Tuesday evening has been hit with police charges carrying up to seven years in prison.
Cambodian nationals throng Chanthaburi border checkpoint to return home
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2025
» More than 2,000 Cambodian nationals have crossed back into their home country via Ban Laem permanent checkpoint in Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi on Friday morning, following renewed clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border near Ta Muen Thom temple ruins.
Donations for Korat shooting victims top B80m
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/02/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Public donations for victims of the shooting rampage that left 30 people killed and 58 injured have surged past 80 million baht, and more money may be allocated to the injured, governor Wichian Chantaranothai said on Sunday.
Victims, relatives to get more aid from donations
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/02/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: As public donations for victims of the shooting rampage that left 30 people killed and 58 injured have surged past 80 million baht, more money may be allocated to injured victims and their relatives, governor Wichian Chantaranothai said yesterday.
TV channels fined for 'improper' rampage coverage
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2020
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has imposed fines of 250,000-500,000 baht on three digital TV stations - One31, Thairath TV and Amarin TV - for their "improper" coverage of the Korat shooting rampage.