Controversial pagoda closed
Kandal province’s Tuol Reachea pagoda has been ordered shut for a week after authorities yesterday broke into the living quarters of Thean Vuthy, a man who claims to be the next Buddha, and found jewellery and other “irregular” items. The joint force from the Ministry of Cults and Religion and provincial authorities found “a lot of diamonds, platinum, photos of himself, amulets, clothes, and more,” according to Phay Bunchhoeun, Kandal provincial governor. …
Phak Seangly
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