Three bits of
weird Thai news
- 07:47, April 29, 2002
1. Black
magic for beginners - a school
for sorcerers - from News24.com
2. Notice the use of the word
"alleged" - The premiere
of Thailand's version of "The
Weakest Link" TV show was
deeply controversial because the
show's trademark brutality and
selfishness so much contravened
the country's alleged sensitivity
and generosity. (from Chuck
Shepherd's News
of the Weird)
3. There's also a full-page photo
of the Bin Laden sculpture at
Klang Kaew temple in the May,
2002 Fortean Times (here's
the photo at Ananova).
Temples that install sculptures
like this are often regarded with
embarrassment by Thais, who see
it as a heretical, money-grubbing,
publicity seeking enterprise.
The foreign press loves it though
and makes no mention that such
practices are viewed by locals
as bizarre. See BBC's Beckham
meets Buddha.
Three bits of weird Thai news
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