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Art World: Thai woman wins prestigious art prize
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/01/2017
» Artist Pannaphan Yodmanee becomes second Thai to win prestigious Benesse Art Prize with her installation Aftermath.
Jade boulder of monstrous size unearthed in Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/10/2016
» Stunned miners unearthed the most valuable piece of jade seen in recent history in the remote northern Kachin State of Myanmar.
Fortune-tellers & politics in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/07/2016
» Public figures cannot avoid fortune-tellers, observes former-PM Abhisit, but predictions for careful living, not policy. Everyone from Gen. Prayut to Thaksin uses them.
Monks clash with army: Demand Supreme Patriarch action (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2016
» Thousands of monks assembled in Nakhon Pathom today to demand speedy Supreme Patriarch installation & Buddhism declared national religion in constitution.
Chuwit goes to jail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/01/2016
» "I'd never thought, even for a second, of fleeing and sipping wine on a yacht," Chuwit declared unlike those who flee the country before their sentences are read.
New Zealander faces Myanmar court over Buddha booze insult
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/12/2014
» Psychedelic image of Buddha wearing DJ headphones as ad for cheap drinks has led to the arrest of bar managers & owner who face possible jail term.
Cross-dressing monk & wild Facebook friends
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2014
» Police manhunt after Facebook reveals monk in women's clothes & wig leading wild party life outside temple with Facebook friends.
(Updated) "Popcorn shooter" confesses
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/03/2014
» Latest: Popcorn shooter confesses to firing weapon at Lak Si. Earlier: Arrest made in Surat Thani 24-year-old Phitsanulok native Vivat Yodprasert, nicknamed the "popcorn gunman", one of four suspects, to be arrested for attempted murder & other violations.
Monk protest leader to face punishment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/02/2014
» With many trying to remove him from monkhood, this respected senior monk from Nakhon Pathom insists constitution gives him right to protest.
Lamphun's temples: Once an ancient kingdom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/09/2013
» Golden pagodas & temples many built by Lamphun's founder Queen Camadevi, make this often overlooked ancient capital a must see.