Phang Nga villagers launch boat to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year
PARTICIPATING in a traditional merit-making ceremony performed for hundreds of years were some villagers in Phang Nga who put out a special boat to sea to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Jan. 1). Presiding over the ceremony at Bang Sak beach, Bang Muang subdistrict, Takua […]
Read MoreCambodians perform ritual cursing ceremony at border temple
AT ONE of the three disputed border temples two Cambodians performed a ritual cursing ceremony to the shock of Thai tourists there, Amarin TV said tonight (July 20). When a Cambodian woman performing this ritual at Prasat Ta Kwai uttered the curse, “May all Thais die” it led to some Thais being stunned, others […]
Read MoreHeard but not heeded: An 8th anniversary tribute to His Majesty King Rama IX the Great
OCTOBER 13, 2024, marks the 8th death anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, the country’s longest reigning monarch, (June 9, 1946 – October 13, 2016), known as the “Development King” and curator of the visionary nation-building formula known as the “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy,” long before the MDGs and SDGs came along. […]
Read MoreRetired teacher arrested over raising funds for a blessing ceremony
A RETIRED teacher was arrested on charges of defrauding the public after posting a message on his Facebook page to raise funds for a blessing ceremony today (Dec. 17) with donations reaching almost a million baht, Sanook.com said. The suspect, only identified as Mr. Enamsamuti who lives in Bangkok’s Suan Luang area, fully cooperated […]
Read MoreProtesters hold ritual curse ceremony at City Hall square
THE “People Stop Apec 2022” demonstration at the the City Hall square (Larn Khon Mueang) turned lively this evening (Nov. 17) with a ceremony held to curse dictatorship and overthrow all forms it takes, Thai Rath newspaper said. This ceremony was part of the commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the Farmers Federation of […]
Read MoreFreshmen forced to dance naked in front of women during varsity hazing ritual
GOING viral on Thai social media today (July 16) are photos and a video clip of an orientation ceremony outside a private university campus where freshmen were forced to dance naked as women looked on, Matichon newspaper said. Twitter user Red Skull (@RedSkullxxx) who on July 13 shared photos from this hazing ritual said […]
Read MoreCouples flock to tie the knot at Phisanulok’s karst cliff
LOVE filled the air at Phitsanulok province’s karst cliff with 21 couples, among them disabled, male-and-male and female-and-female pairs, tying the knot on Valentine’s Day today (Feb. 14) with LGBTG+ couples getting a special certificate, Naewna newspaper said. In a ceremony presided over by Social Development and Human Security Minister Juti Krairiksh and entitled “Climbing, […]
Read MoreProtesters perform ceremony to put senators in the pot
THE Free Youth group held a mobile protest on a pickup truck fitted with amplifiers at various military and police headquarters today (Sept. 23) starting with the army headquarters where they performed a ceremony to put senators in a ritual pot as they called on military commanders to come back and be military officers and […]
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