webfact Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath Kantharawichai police in Maha Sarakham in Thailand's north east attended a grisly road accident. A Camry being driven by a monk with a student along for the ride hit a tree. Dead behind the wheel was 45 year old Phra Maha Natthawat an abbot's assistant at Wat Sawang Waree. 20 meters away was the body of Atikan, 20. Locals reported hearing a bang like an explosion, reported Thai Rath. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The area has pools of water and has roadworks and is not for the unwary, they said. The accident happened on Route 3006. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-05 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted April 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2022 A Camry driven by a monk should raise the alarm for starters ????Rip 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: A Camry driven by a monk should raise the alarm for starters ????Rip My local Wat Pailom head monk has a Panther [4--wheels]... that should raise alarm bells. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 RIP ,But a monk driving a car ? Rich Monk? It's a No NO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 "The area .........has roadworks and is not for the unwary, they said." Is there a Thai word for "unwary" - me wonders? The translation gizmos refer to "inattentive, reckless, careless, incautious, lightweight or raunchy". There you go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 There are more monks driving than should be. Especially, out in the country monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) Am I missing something ? Is there an issue with monks driving ? Is driving considered a luxury or something ? (I pretty much ignore all regions nonsense so I really don’t know what they should and shouldn’t be doing etc - I’ve seen Monks in Business class on flights, a ‘family’ monk (Thai Wife side of the family) drives around in an S-Class Merc which was given to him). I’ve seen photos of the Camry on the Facebook site [Bad driving in Thailand] - the absolute annihilation of the car indicates extreme speed. As with the ‘Vios’ which basically disintegrated upon impact as the Pickup lost control, crossed the median and ‘flew’ into it (another thread currently running) - I saw the video of that. Utter carnage. The total and utter catastrophic destruction caused daily on Thailands roads is quite astonishing. Edited April 5, 2022 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: I’ve seen Monks in Business class on flights, Don't monks get upgraded for free automatically on Thai Airways? ..and maybe other airlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 To quote the thais-----He must have forgotten to wear his amulet.... OR Id like to hear the explanation if he WAS-----Any thais are free to PM me..... As this seems to be the go to answer for anything bad happening to thais(per thais) The Duality of Thai Logic me thinks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 15 hours ago, hotchilli said: My local Wat Pailom head monk has a Panther [4--wheels]... that should raise alarm bells. Maybe church temple bells ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 A troll post with a trolling video has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 ''The monk has the use of three robes: an outer garment, an under garment, and a cloak. The monk's equipment also includes begging bowl, a belt, a razor, a needle, a strainer, a staff and a tooth-pick. With his robes, these eight items, i.e. the Eight Requisites are allowed to the monk by the Buddha.'' ... no mention of wheels !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 21 hours ago, webfact said: The area has pools of water and has roadworks and is not for the unwary, they said. Unwary= bad driving skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 WAS a good car not cheep one ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Am I missing something ? Is there an issue with monks driving ? Is driving considered a luxury or something ? (I pretty much ignore all regions nonsense so I really don’t know what they should and shouldn’t be doing etc We are in the same boat, kind of. Long before coming to Thailand I read about the strict rules/discipline for the monks. What I see today: monks driving motor vehicle monks strolling shopping centers monks handling cash (buying cigarettes at the village shop) monks being instructed by young females about the latest iPhone models etc.pp. (just this morning watched two orange robes leaning over the iPhone 13) Now is this all acceptable nowadays? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 .... I forgot to mention the monks I see at the ATM machines fumbling through their robes to find the pocket with the ATM card in it ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 6:09 PM, digger70 said: RIP ,But a monk driving a car ? Rich Monk? It's a No NO Yes, I thought that..... a friend of the wife who was a monk used to have a driver and got ride from me a few times.... bit of a nuisance actually! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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