Global Intrigue
Wat Tham Krabok's historic role in harboring Hmong refugees in the 1990s and early 2000s, and its global reputation for unique Buddhist approaches to lifestyle management and detoxification, have made the temple a popular destination for foreign tourists and drug addicts in Thailand. There have, however, been concerns that Wat Tham Krabok played a role as a conduit for weapons and military support to Hmong military insurgents, who are engaged in a military conflict against the communist Pathet Lao government in neighboring Laos. That support has, however, ended.
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