Buddhist village leader beheaded in Thailand

Kyodo News, November 2, 2004

BANGKOK, Thailand -- A Buddhist village leader was beheaded in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat, apparently in revenge for the deaths of about 90 people, many of them Muslims, in a recent riot in the province, local police said Tuesday.

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Workshop and refresher course on Buddhism dissemination

VNA, Nov 2, 2004

Ha Noi, Vietnam -- Monks and nuns from 14 northern cities and provinces are attending a refresher course cum workshop on Buddhism dissemination, which started in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

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Chiang Mai hotel offends religious sensibilities

TNA, Nov 1, 2004

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Cultural experts in Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai are up in arms over a five-star hotel where the accommodation comes in the form of replica Buddhist temples.

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Thai PM prays for peace and end to poverty

TNA, Oct 31, 2004

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today spend a peaceful morning in a tranquil northern temple praying for peace in the southern region and an end to poverty and bird flu, while admitting to feeling stressed by the country?s problems.

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Thailand: Monks Banned From Department Stores

Bernama, October 30, 2004

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Buddhist monks and novices have been effectively banned from department stores and markets following a huge number of public complaints over their consumerist behaviour, the Thai News Agency (TNA) said in its report filed Saturday.

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Thai forensic expert performs rites for victims

The Nation, October 29, 2004

Bangkok, Thailand -- Khunying Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand, the first forensic doctor to examine the bodies of the 78 Tak Bai protesters who died while in the back of Army trucks, yesterday performed Buddhist rites dedicated to the victims.

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Blessings for Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni as coronation nears

Channel News Asia, Oct 29, 2004

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia's new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni received blessings from top Buddhist monks and his parents on Friday ahead of his formal coronation ceremony, as Phnom Penh slipped into celebratory mode.

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Abbot-blessed amulets in high demand

byPRASIT TANGPRASERT, Bangkok Post, Oct 29, 2004

Nakhon Ratchasima, Bangkok -- Amulets blessed by Luang Phor Khoon Parisuttho, the abbot of Wat Ban Rai in Dan Khun Thot district, are in high demand as the revered monk recuperates from a stroke last weekend.

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Prominent Buddhist dissident calls on Vietnam to end house arrest

Radio Australia, Oct 29, 2004

Hanoi, Vietnam -- One of Vietnam's most prominent religious dissidents has called on the country's regime to lift a verbal house arrest order against him and the head of his outlawed Buddhist church.

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Calls for monk to be ejected

Bangkok Post, Oct 29, 2004

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand - Villagers and monks will petition a senior monk in Bangkok to demand the abbot of a famous forest temple be relieved of his position for allegedly having sex with a female follower.

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