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Royal pyres down the ages

For centuries funerary pyres, or meru, have been built for royal personages and senior monks. For the latter, the pyre of wood and bamboo is burnt totally.


 


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    The Public Health Ministry has stepped up its monitoring of bird flu following the discovery of an outbreak among chickens in Sukhothai, Public Health Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said yesterday.
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  • Metro/Crimes

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Sourth Crisis

Treason charges dropped against three from South


The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed charges of treason against three men from the deep South, saying there was not enough credible evidence to support the claim that they were engaged in separatist activities.
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