"amulets"

Investigators undertook a detailed inspection on Monday of the Suk Niran Moo 1 Cemetery in Rayong province from where at least 10 foetus corpses were stolen last week, and found a clay pot wrapped in holy thread that is suspected to have been used in a spirit ritual, a police source said.

More than 70 per cent of Thais wear Buddha amulets, a Suan Dusit Poll has revealed, whether as a matter of faith or worship, belief in its protective power or as a gift from respected seniors.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday presided over a ceremony to produce amulets to mark the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine’s 235th anniversary. 

With more temples shunning belief in amulets and the like, hope grows for an end to wayward monks