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Report Sex Scandal Shakes Thai Buddhism: Monks Defrocked Amid Allegations
My Thai in-laws were born and raised in a village near Ayutthaya. I've been there for tamboon for the mother and remembrance for the father, who emigrated from China before WW2. In the last 18 years a new temple has not been completed. The abbot is said to have at least two common law wives which he provides with housing, food, and more. I've asked his monks when the temple will be finished. One even rolled his eyes. Family living there say they donate less and less to this abbot. My Chinese sister-in-law has a stepson who takes drugs, does not work, and will join the monk hood for a few months as a breather. Then go back to drug use and goofing off. He set his stepmother's house on fire and is in jail now. The Chinese father had two wives, one from China and one in Thailand. He had 15 children with them. My wife is the baby at age 79. She has one surviving brother and two surviving sisters. There are about 300,000 monks in Thailand and up to 85,000 novices and those numbers fluctuate. That 410 Billion baht owned by abbots, monks, and the support structure is one scandal. We'll say a conservative $12 Billion U.S. dollars. I've been married 53 years. We have five adult children, all married, and 12 grandchildren aged 13 to 30. Buddhism does some good in Thailand overall but the corruption is intense. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin ) . . . -
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Community Concerns Raised Over Iranian National Living on Pattaya Beach
I'm a bit worried if these Iranians team up and go on a robbing spree which as Shia Muslims is perfectly acceptable if their victims are "infidels" ie non Muslim. The tone of Pattaya may well change. -
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US Dollar 20 baht
If USD goes down ~37% against the THB to 20, then guessing the rest of you non Yanks will be in deep sh!t yourselves. Op surely doesn't think only the USA would be affected. Me, I'll just have to change my reason for extension to stay to marriage instead of retirement. I'll still have 2X the amount of money I need to live comfy here, ~20k THB, what we spend now monthly. Having no plan is a plan for failure. So where will y'all be going ... Cambo or Nam, neither having an official retirement visa. -
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Community Concerns Raised Over Iranian National Living on Pattaya Beach
No-one visiting with or without a VISA should be allowed to beg. "Khodafez agha" -
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Community Naked American Man in Drug-Fuelled Frenzy Found in Condo Drainage Tunnel, Bites Rescuers
Give me a break guys....I was having a really bad day. -
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