News from Thailand – July 18, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Video by Democrats: This is how you cheat with rice
• Rice brand Co-co taken off the market
• 'Jet-set' monk visited Cessna factory in US
News from Thailand – July 15, 2013
Today, among other things, in News from Thailand
• Woman, pregnant by 'jet-set' monk, reports
• Yingluck is in a generous mood in Buri Ram
• White masks demonstrated again, but with less
News from Thailand – July 13, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Minister on expensive mortgage system for rice: We will continue
• New allegations against 'jet-set' monk
• Condoms are too small for growing young men
Thai newspaper: Luang Pu's behavior is 'outrageous'; wipe out the pan for Buddhist authorities
How does the Thai media report on the Luang Pu affair, the 'jet-set' monk? Thailandblog put the question to Tino Kuis, who can read Thai. Despite his jet lag (he has just returned from holiday in the Netherlands) he dived into the Thai newspaper Matichon. Thanks Tina!
Evidence of money laundering, fraud and sexual misconduct against 'jet-set' monk Luang Pu Nen Khwam is piling up. Whether the monk will ever return from France, where he currently resides, remains to be seen. His followers - credulous as they are - continue to defend him.
Eight charges against 'jet-set' monk Luang Pu
Tax evasion, deception, drug use, sex with a minor, violation of the law on higher education, embezzlement, reckless driving: the accusations against 'jet-set' monk Luang Pu Nen Khwam Chattiko are piling up.
Monk Luang Pu shared the bed with eight women
Luang Pu Nen Kham Chattiko, the monk of the private jet, has had an intimate relationship with eight women. He is currently having sex with a 26-year-old woman. This has emerged from a conversation between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI, the Thai FBI) and the National Office of Buddhism.
Street scene in Pattaya
It's blowing great. I'm on my bike and another bike is coming towards me. On the front a Thai boy, on the back a monk.
Monk caught having sex with woman (video)
A video is circulating on Youtube of a Thai monk who is caught by the police having sex with a prostitute. The video has already been viewed more than 70.000 times.
Ladyboy Miss Tiffany 2009, become a monk (video)
It can be strange in Thailand. You are born a man, but you want to look like a woman. After opting for breast implants, you are (partially) a woman. A beautiful woman even, because you win a beauty contest for ladyboys: Miss Tiffany 2009.
A monk playing the guitar; that can't go through the bracket
Doctors are not allowed to drink whiskey in Thailand. How so? Are they drinking whiskey while pulling out an appendix? Or do they have a glass of whiskey in their hand during their daily walk through the infirmaries?
Reader question: What's in this Thai amulet?
I just got an amulet from a monk in our village, (see photo) but have no idea what it is (it's in it).