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
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Protesters hold curse ritual at Democracy Monument
ONE of the groups of protesters rallying to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down as his eight-year rule ends today (August 23) held a ceremony to curse him at the Democracy Monument, INN News and Sanook.com said. This ceremony, which started at 5.30 p.m., involved burning salt and chillies and an image
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 moreFirst-year university student dies during hazing ritual
A FRESHMAN at a university in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) died while undergoing a hazing ritual in a forest with senior students admitting that he was beaten to death during the orientation activities after first trying to cover it up, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Mar. 14). Facebook page Anti Sotus stated the university’s administration
Read moreThousands climb Indonesian volcano for ritual sacrifice
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Probolinggo, Indonesia – Thousands of worshippers trudged up an active Indonesian volcano today (June 26) to cast livestock and other offerings down its smouldering crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. Every year people from the Tengger tribe gather from the surrounding highlands to throw fruit, vegetables, flowers and even
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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