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Burapha dissenters seek rector's removal
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 06/02/2015
» About 50 Burapha University lecturers and students yesterday called on the education minister to replace their acting rector with a "neutral" figure, until a new rector is selected.
SSC ban riles female monks
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/12/2014
» Being a Bhikkhuni, or female monk, is not easy in Thailand. They are not recognised by religious authorities, and women who want to be Bhikkhuni have to be ordained by religious figures from other Theravada Buddhist countries such as Sri Lanka.
Female monk ban talks reach stalemate
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/12/2014
» The first round of talks held by the National Human Rights Commissioner (NHRC) to mediate a dispute between the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) and Bhikkhunis, or female monks, reached no conclusions yesterday.
Surrogate mums bring charges against ministry
Lamphai Intathep, Published on 14/01/2015
» Six Thai surrogate mothers of nine babies fathered by a young Japanese man, Mitsutoki Shigeta, have accused the Social Development and Human Security Ministry of illegally keeping and poorly treating their children.
Surrogate mums sue ministry
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 15/01/2015
» Six Thai women who carried surrogate babies for Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta are suing the Social Development and Human Security Ministry for the return of their children.
Rights lawyers push stateless boy's adoption
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 02/12/2014
» The Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) yesterday petitioned the Central Juvenile and Family Court to order state authorities to grant a Myanmar couple the right to adopt a 7-year-old stateless boy they have raised from infancy.