Buddha with a swastika

By Joseph Boy
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May 24, 2020

Traveling through Asia, you regularly come across the symbol of the swastika, which immediately reminds you of the Second World War. During that period, the swastika was the symbol of Nazi Germany and its supporters in other countries. I still remember a day trip by train from Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok to Kanchanaburi and over the River Kwai bridge to Nam Tok.

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The well-known pop star is Pichayapa 'Namsai' Natha, of the popular girl group BNK48, has tearfully apologized for wearing a T-shirt with the swastika and the Nazi flag on it during a performance rehearsal.

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A French tourist in Pattaya is shocked by the fact that he saw banners hanging with images of Hitler and swastikas. These expressions are not prohibited in Thailand, but it is of course not very nice.

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