Buddhist Agencies to Probe Extravagant Ordination Parade
YALA — Wearing a golden embroidered robe and a pectoral necklace glittered with diamonds and other precious stones, a man with a shaved head sits on top of the palankeen as he is being carried by a strong troop of men into a temple.
Simian Park: New Habitat Built to House Stray Monkeys
SATUN — A massive enclosure looking like something out of Jurassic Park will be a new home for some 1,000 monkeys right in the middle of a park in Satun province.
Kindergarten Abuse: ‘Kru Jum’ Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail
BANGKOK — A kindergarten worker caught on tape beating and shoving children in her classroom was convicted by a court earlier this week, the victims’ attorney said.
11 Loei Officials Caught Using Drugs in Surprise Raid
LOEI — Eleven administrative officials in the northeastern province of Loei tested positive for drug use Wednesday after security officers raided their meeting and forced them to take drug tests.
Hungarian Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus in Bangkok
BUDAPEST (Xinhua) — Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has tested positive for COVID-19, the press service of his office said Wednesday.
No Suspects Yet in Firecracker Attack on Anti-Gov’t Protest
BANGKOK — Police said Tuesday they have yet to identify the perpetrator who threw a firecracker at yesterday’s anti-government rally close to the MRT Tha Phra station.
American Turns Gun On Himself After Rampage in Pattaya
PATTAYA — An American citizen killed himself inside his condominium in Pattaya on Tuesday early morning after going on a shooting rampage that injured one person, police said.
Do You Hear the People Moan? Netizens Rage at Pornhub Block
BANGKOK — For France, it was the storming of the Bastille. For the United States, it was the Boston Tea Party. For Thailand, the last straw that led thousands to revolt against the tyrannical regime was…. PornHub?
Expat Says Police Will Deport Him Over Facebook Posts
BANGKOK — A longtime expat and politics commentator said Monday he was informed by the immigration bureau that he was to be deported for writing about the protests in Thailand on his Facebook.
Safety at Quarantine Hotels to Be Tightened in Wake of 2 New Infections
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Friday said it will revamp and re-adjust COVID-19 preventive measures at more than 100 hotels under the alternative state quarantine program.
