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“No Alcohol, No Disease, No Covid-19:” is the official motto for this year’s National No Alcohol Day in Thailand, hand-written by Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. National No Alcohol Day coincides with “Khao Pansa” (entering Pansa), an auspicious Buddhist holiday celebrated across southeast Asia. Khao Pansa marks the first day of “Vassa”, the 3 month Buddhist Rains Retreat. For 3 months, Buddhist monks and nuns will remain in one place, usually their temple grounds, to focus on studying Buddhist texts and practising meditation. In October, after 3 months, the monastics will come out from their temples and Thailand will celebrate […]

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Article quote: Ever year, PM Prayut writes a motto for Thais to ponder on National Alcohol Day. This year, the motto is “No Alcohol, No Disease, No Covid-19.”

No Disease? does Surely this must include his Regime keeping th power and control and all they stand for and support? That is likening to a stage 4 cancer in itself.

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Buddhism predates Christianity by almost 6 centuries

I think that it is a bit of a stretch to call 543 years almost 6 centuries!

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11 minutes ago, Loong said:

I think that it is a bit of a stretch to call 543 years almost 6 centuries!

Well, 543 years is an educated guess. People used to say that the Buddha did his thing 25 centuries ago, but more and more often I see people saying 26.

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No alcohol, no work, as the government decided to give itself 3 days off, including customs and departments at the port.

This government isn’t serious about improving the economy—constantly inventing new holidays in hopes the civil servants will keep supporting them. 

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