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Ex-top NOB reports to hear fraud charge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2018
» A former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) yesterday turned himself in to the police Counter Corruption Division (CCD) to hear money laundering charges against him in connection with the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Bail granted to foreigners held over dance party in Cambodia
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court has granted bail to seven of 10 foreigners charged with producing pornography related to dancing at a party, a court spokesman said on Thursday.
Sek Loso in court no show
News, Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 09/02/2018
» Nakhon Si Thammarat: Rock star Sek Loso yesterday failed to appear in court for proceedings relating to firearms charges levelled against him.
Painting the town dead
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) asked residents in old-town areas earlier this month to keep their houses in good condition to entice more tourists. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said he wanted them to paint or repaint their houses as part of the so-called taemsi (paint) campaign.
Like the good old days
Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/02/2018
» In the past, it was an everyday practice to prepare food for your guests. The Thai people’s way of life was still very much tied to the fields. They travelled by boats.
Temple goes digital with QR payment for donations
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 12/02/2018
» SAMUT PRAKAN -- Wat Samrong Tai in Phra Pradaeng district has jumped on the digital payments bandwagon, joining the trend towards a cashless society.
Parting words to the condemned
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/02/2018
» 'No one is born evil or bad to the bone. There are just people making mistakes. I strongly believe that all people can change for the better, no matter who they are -- drug kingpins, notorious hitmen, thieves," says Phra Kru Srinonthawat, abbot of Wat Bang Phreak Tai, who has taught dharma to death row inmates for 27 years.
Dawn of a new you
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/02/2018
» On hearing the catchy chorus of Michael Bublé's Feeling Good, Athisin and Athiporn Poolsawaddi found an evocative name for their start-up, The Dawn, an English-language medical rehab and wellness centre located on the banks of the Mae Ping River, in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai.
Muay Thai fever grips Isan boys as doctors call timeout
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2018
» BURI RAM: Loud cheers erupt as two boys trade punches at a boxing ring in the northeastern province of Buriram.
Wildfire in Khon Buri forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/02/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A wildfire that started late on Monday burned out more than 100 rai of the Khon Buri national forest reserve overnight and continued to defy efforts to extinguish it on Tuesday.