'Possessed by Ghosts,' villagers in eastern Thailand force neighbors to strip

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'Possessed by Ghosts,' Villagers Force Neighbors to Strip
By Teernai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Police face off with three suspects reportedly possessed by a ghost known as phi pob Saturday in Sa Kaeo province.

SA KAEO — Two women and one man in eastern Thailand are facing charges for forcing their family members and neighbors to strip naked in the street of their village, reportedly on the order of a ghost.

Police said the three suspects claimed they were possessed by a phi pob when they herded seven residents of a village in Khok Soong district into the street at knifepoint on Saturday and told them to take off their clothes.'Possessed by Ghosts,' villagers in eastern Thailand force neighbors to strip

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-- Khaosod English 2016-02-29

[ezzra]

Ghosts.... I'm yet to meet one Thai person

who doesn't believe in ghosts of afraid of them....

[RIJoe]

"They said they felt like something heavy fell upon them." Yeah, yaba, booze or both.

[off road pat]

Welcome to the middle ages !!!!

[aRobotnamedWAR]

well there are alot of luk tep dolls really really pissed off, they enter the "dolls" to feel the love of humans and touch flesh. Now their spirits are floating alll around thailand looking for idiots to kill. WHenever i want something, i tell a thai, a ghost wanted me to do it. and it gets done.

but if you ask a thai to do something... it may never get done.

[Just1Voice]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

[ttthailand]

Sometimes I see things involving spirits

[worgeordie]

Even the police look afraid,at least not taking any chances.Thailand hurtling towards the 15th century.

regards worgeordie

[bluebluewater]

Even those guys with side arms aren't getting too close to those nutters!

[Pimay1]

“They said they felt like something heavy fell upon them, and they were unconscious of what they were doing,”

The same thing happened to me the last time I got drunk. Something heavy fell on me and I was unconscious of what I was doing. When I woke up the next morning and saw her I couldn't believe my eyes. It was enough to almost cause me to swear off booze.

[Squeegee]

I'm amazed this one hasn't been used by any bus drivers post- collision with tree.

[Nobb]

I invite this so called ghost to visit me if it is for real. No one in my house does drugs so i think he will disappear once the drugs wear off. How much fine maybe worth it!

[klauskunkel]

a good slap in the face is a standard remedy for possession, drives the ghost right out and back to Ghostland

[hdkane]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

the USA too...about 30% of people there believe in ghosts...

why do clothes have ghosts too? i never see any naked ghosts...hmmm....

[Emster23]

Villagers possessed by rampant stupidity, yes. Ghosts.... nope

[Champ666]

Where they walking around in pattaya walking street as well all these years telling all the girls to take their clothes off I might invite them to my bachelor party as well could be a blast

[sabaii69]

They just wanted to take a 'pee'

[little mary sunshine]

Sounds like a quaint, progressive little village

To retire to.

[outsider]

Good idea. I'll tell my teammates that a ghost wants the daily report at 9am every morning. I'm sure the report will be shared no later by 0830 hrs.

[Sydebolle]

They must have smoked seriously good weed, it seems

[Khon Kaen Dave]

What a load of utter clap trap.I don't believe in ghosts,but spirits,i believe in, Mssrs jack Daniels and Jim Beam being the main ones i believe in.

[soalbundy]

Ghosts.... I'm yet to meet one Thai person

who doesn't believe in ghosts of afraid of them....

My mother-in-law thinks it's all BS but the missus is a true believer.

[sanukjim]

OK guys,A new strategy.When entering into a pub with working ladies have someone start yelling about the "Ghost" in the area.Have one of the women that is in on the scam start taking off her cloths and the rest might follow..5555............Just added,,,Make sure no ladyboys are working there.

[wabothai]

Wait for the tourists to flock. See Pithacon.

[willyumiii]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

All over the world, not just in Thailand.

Walking on water, living in the belly of a wale, raising the dead, a white guy born in the middle east, an African named moses who looked like Charleston Heston, or penguins from antartica who walked to the desert in the middle east to get on a boat!

And that is only one of many popular superstitious cults in the world!

[overherebc]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

All over the world, not just in Thailand.

Walking on water, living in the belly of a wale, raising the dead, a white guy born in the middle east, an African named moses who looked like Charleston Heston, or penguins from antartica who walked to the desert in the middle east to get on a boat!

And that is only one of many popular superstitious cults in the world!

And the first miracle, a man born in Palestine finds friends called Mathew, Mark, John, Paul ( bit of a travelling name changer there ) and a few others that he could go drinking with. ?

[JoeLing]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

All over the world, not just in Thailand.

Walking on water, living in the belly of a wale, raising the dead, a white guy born in the middle east, an African named moses who looked like Charleston Heston, or penguins from antartica who walked to the desert in the middle east to get on a boat!

And that is only one of many popular superstitious cults in the world!

Penguins on the arch?

How long did it take Moses to check if they were gay or not? :-)

[willyumiii]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

All over the world, not just in Thailand.

Walking on water, living in the belly of a wale, raising the dead, a white guy born in the middle east, an African named moses who looked like Charleston Heston, or penguins from antartica who walked to the desert in the middle east to get on a boat!

And that is only one of many popular superstitious cults in the world!

Penguins on the arch?

How long did it take Moses to check if they were gay or not? :-)

Errrr...Moses never made it to the ark

Moses was born in Africa, lived his entire life in Africa and died in Africa.

He never even made it to the "promised Land'.

Moses was an African man. Noah was probably a dark skinned middle eastern man, like Jesus.

[realenglish1]

Looks like it is the ghost of Yaba

[JoeLing]

Middle Ages ignorance and superstition is alive and well, and living in Thailand.

All over the world, not just in Thailand.

Walking on water, living in the belly of a wale, raising the dead, a white guy born in the middle east, an African named moses who looked like Charleston Heston, or penguins from antartica who walked to the desert in the middle east to get on a boat!

And that is only one of many popular superstitious cults in the world!

Penguins on the arch?

How long did it take Moses to check if they were gay or not? :-)

Errrr...Moses never made it to the ark

Moses was born in Africa, lived his entire life in Africa and died in Africa.

He never even made it to the "promised Land'.

Moses was an African man. Noah was probably a dark skinned middle eastern man, like Jesus.

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Well, I wouldn't remember.

That was well before my time.

Never met the guy ;-)