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Stripping away our sense of self
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/02/2014
» What do you do when you feel that something you cherish so highly that it has become part of your identity has been vilified?
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Support the real cause
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/02/2014
» A protest of three months is nothing to throw confetti for, but what has festered around various spots in town is no doubt a curious wonder to witness — it will surely fuel stories of sorts that I will tell youngsters in the future.
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Dissent over monks' robes
News, Published on 21/02/2014
» Given the national consensus that top-down control is the primary cause of injustice and disparity, one would expect the closed Buddhist autocracy to consider opening up to keep up with change.
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Misbehaving monks need reform, too
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/01/2014
» When the anti-government movement brands its protest as a battle between good and evil, we should not be so surprised to see monks among the protest leaders, should we?
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Sangha feudal hierarchy has to go for good
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 30/10/2013
» Before Pope Francis was named head of the Catholic Church, the search for a new pontiff triggered much excitement as well as honest criticism of the church system, and hope for reform.
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Let Buddha's words unify our divisions
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/11/2013
» As we are holding our breath in fear of what the political confrontation will bring, we begin to hear words of caution from many groups of people. Not from our monks, though.
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Buddhism's 'lords' must be challenged
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/08/2013
» When Somdej Phra Buddhajarn (Kiaw Upaseno), the country's second most powerful Buddhist figure after the Supreme Patriarch, passed away over the weekend, the spotlight fell not only on who would succeed him, but also on the functionality of the Sangha Council itself.
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Decentralise in South
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» Your editorial of March 23, "Decentralise to solve conflicts", makes the important points that decentralisation is the most promising path to peace in Thailand's troubled South, and that it would contribute to resolving other conflicts in Thai society. This first point is supported by a 2010 Asia Foundation survey of the South, which revealed a majority of the population believes that some form of local self-government might solve the conflict. The second point is supported by the Foundation's 2009 national survey, where 75% said they would prefer elected rather than appointed governors. While decentralisation may seem threatening to vested interests, both academic research and recent experience in Myanmar suggests that reduction in conflict and improvements in the quality of governance ultimately benefit everyone.
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Temple danger clear as Jobs talk gets crazy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/08/2012
» Should we just dismiss it as crazy when a Buddhist monk claims he knows about the late Steve Jobs's afterlife and that Jobs's spirit is now blessed with a sacred crystal ball inside his body?
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Islamic scholar gave Buddhist point to ponder
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/06/2012
» I have just returned from Turkey, one of the world's most beautiful countries. What has stayed deeply in my mind, however, is not the country's picture-perfect postcard beauty, but its people, its modern take on Islam and a host of questions for my own country.
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