webfact Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The Thai Government has set aside 80 million baht for the renovation of seventeen 100-year-old Buddhist temples, in the restive Deep South, which have fallen into disrepair. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek, said today (Monday), that ten spiritually significant temples in Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces will be renovated as the first priority, using a budget of about 63 million baht. In the next step, seven temples and ancient sites in more remote areas of the four provinces will be renovated, using the balance of the budget. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/seventeen-ancient-buddhist-temples-in-the-deep-south-to-be-renovated-next-year/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-13 - Cigna 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Srikcir Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Paid by the Thai government in predominant Malay Muslim regions that existed before any Buddhist temples built. What you will not see - Thai government paying to renovate much older Muslim mosques. Can't argue against the sanctity of a state religion. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpcjsr Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I hope the renovations make the temples bomb proof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Well I'd be hard pushed to think of a better use of taxpayers money that's for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scouse123 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Srikcir said: Paid by the Thai government in predominant Malay Muslim regions that existed before any Buddhist temples built. What you will not see - Thai government paying to renovate much older Muslim mosques. Can't argue against the sanctity of a state religion. You don't think the Muslims get enough of their own way throughout the world ' playing the victim ' when it suits them and the aggressor when it doesn't? Malay Muslims, Well Islam is the most recent religion and last to the party. It's only been going 1600 years. I seem to recall Afghanistan was Buddhist, look at the state of it now. Lebanon was Christian, look at the place now. And we can go on and on. India was partitioned and a country formed, Pakistan, to keep the peace with them and now they want Kashmir in its entirety as well.. I have never seen such a fanatical, misogynistic, bigoted, blinkered religion as that what exists in Islam. And I am Atheist. We don't get this constant barrage around the world, or the constant pushing and making further demands, usually not in their country of origin but in a host country that they have emigrated to (because they hated life in their Muslim birth country) from The Buddhists, The Sikhs, The Christians or The Jews. They can't even agree with each other and Sunnis intent on killing Shias and vice versa, the ISIS killing Taliban etc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 There's a much better way to use the Taxpayers money than to waste it on useless temples . Get the lazy monks to be self sufficient like in Europe countries they have Farms ,Cattle ,make Trappist Beer etc, they don't go begging for food and Money from the people.every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Scouse123 said: They can't even agree with each other and Sunnis intent on killing Shias and vice versa, the ISIS killing Taliban etc And the Church of England Protestants killing Roman Catholics throughout the centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Quote Seventeen ancient Buddhist temples Quote The Thai Government has set aside 80 million baht for the renovation of seventeen 100-year-old Buddhist temples Hardly ancient, the Krue Sae mosque in Pattani is at least 300 years old though the site dates back 500 years as a place of worship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, KannikaP said: And the Church of England Protestants killing Roman Catholics throughout the centuries. For a few decades in the 16th c, interspersed with a vicious Catholic Queen burning protestants and a Catholic plot to blow up the King and parliament 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 46 minutes ago, KannikaP said: And the Church of England Protestants killing Roman Catholics throughout the centuries. It's 2022 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Scouse123 said: It's 2022 now For another 18 days! 555 Same as you though, athehist through & through after a Christian upbringing teaching me right from wrong. Then I thought about it in 1963, and agreed that THEY WERE bigger than Jesus Christ! I think they renovated The Cavern. Edited December 13, 2022 by KannikaP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 No mention of the thousands of innocents killed in South America by the Conquistadors. Actually it was probably millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Scouse123 said: You don't think the Muslims get enough of their own way throughout the world ' playing the victim ' when it suits them and the aggressor when it doesn't? Malay Muslims, Well Islam is the most recent religion and last to the party. It's only been going 1600 years. I seem to recall Afghanistan was Buddhist, look at the state of it now. Lebanon was Christian, look at the place now. And we can go on and on. India was partitioned and a country formed, Pakistan, to keep the peace with them and now they want Kashmir in its entirety as well.. I have never seen such a fanatical, misogynistic, bigoted, blinkered religion as that what exists in Islam. And I am Atheist. We don't get this constant barrage around the world, or the constant pushing and making further demands, usually not in their country of origin but in a host country that they have emigrated to (because they hated life in their Muslim birth country) from The Buddhists, The Sikhs, The Christians or The Jews. They can't even agree with each other and Sunnis intent on killing Shias and vice versa, the ISIS killing Taliban etc Bingo... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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