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  • Pilot lifts lid on monk's depravity

    07/07/2013 11:08:02 PM PDT · by TexGrill · 2 replies
    Bangkok Post ^ | 07/07/2013 | Bangkok Post
    The hidden life of super luxury led by embattled monk Phra Wirapol Sukphol, better known as Luang Pu Nen Kham Chattiko, has been exposed by a pilot who used to find private jet rentals for the holy man. A message, claimed to be written by Bangkok Aviation Centre founder and CEO Piya Tregalnon, revealing the jet-setting monk's unusual wealth has been shared widely on social networks. Wing Commander Piya Sunday confirmed he posted the message on his Facebook page. "I have been wondering for three years why the monk has such large amounts of money and assets. He is not...
  • Decline of Buddhism in Thailand

    05/24/2013 9:30:31 PM PDT · by TexGrill
    PBS ^ | 05/24/2013 | Lucky Severson
    MUMBAI: Relying excessively on central banks to bring real growth back is "illusory" as low interest rates would not help overcome the structural imbalances plaguing global economies, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tarman Shanmugaratnam today said. "It is the fiscal imbalances arising out of negative real interest rates and lack of investments in infrastructure that are holding back the global economy. "Relying too much and too long on central banks, as has been the case since the 2008 crisis, to bring growth back is an illusory measure," Shanmugaratnam, who is also the finance minister of Singapore, said in...