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Buddhist temples hold 410bn baht in savings across 39,000 accounts
Thai Buddhist temples have over 410bn baht in savings across 39,000 accounts, ONB reveals amid embezzlement probe involving ...
Thailand faces crisis of faith in the monkhood amid scandals and shifting social roles
BANGKOK: In recent years, Thailand has witnessed a growing crisis of faith in the Buddhist monkhood. Once seen as moral ...
Bangkok Post on MSN21h
Thailand rejects Cambodia's Angkor Wat copy claim at Unesco meet
Thailand has strongly refuted Cambodia's claim that the design of Wat Phu Man Fah, a Buddhist temple in Buri Ram, is an unethical imitation of the famed Angkor Wat.A diplomatic row erupted during the ...
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A close look at the newly recognised UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in Vietnam
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognised the Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem, Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex spanning three ...
Bangkok Post on MSN21h
Disgraced ex-monks in sex scandal face embezzlement probe
The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) is considering criminal complaints against former senior monks embroiled in a major sex scandal if an investigation finds they embezzled money from temples.The ...