BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Friday (Aug 18) ordered an investigation into a mystical statue in front of the Night Bazaar Hotel in Huai Khwang district, following complaints that it may become the site of animal sacrifices and other offences to Buddhism.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s permanent secretary will look into the legality of the statue, which is on private property. The four-metre-tall statue may violate city height regulations, Chadchart said.
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