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War of words erupts over new supreme patriarch pick
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 05/01/2016
» A war of words over who should become the new supreme patriarch is raging on social media pitting a supporter of key candidate Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn against activist monk Phra Buddha Isara.
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Life, love, liberation
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/09/2017
» In the sole Thai film showing at Toronto International Film Festival this week, a soap opera star stuck in a loveless marriage tangles with an eccentric hitman and a powerful cult. Samui Song is the latest feature film by Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who's fashioned a crime thriller that also plays as a critique of many things: patriarchal oppression, faux-Buddhism, public healthcare and the act of cinema-making itself.
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In police theatre, the joke is on us
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/09/2017
» Those who have lived in Thailand long enough have probably heard of a form of folk theatre known in Thai as likay.
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Focus not on the scandals
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 04/03/2015
» Many Thai Buddhists are having a hard time staying calm following incidents in the monastic community that have gripped the nation over the past few weeks.
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A lesson in moderation
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/07/2017
» When the Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on living life in moderation more than 2,500 years ago, he might not have appreciated the fact that people are greedy these days.
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Monk to sue over amulet row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2017
» Activist monk Phra Buddha Isara has rejected claims he is guilty of lese majeste for allegedly producing Buddhist amulets eight years ago bearing the emblem of the late King and now plans to take legal action against his accuser, the police said yesterday.
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In our Oscar worthy Blah Blah Land
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/02/2017
» The bonbon labelled La La Land is likely to rule the Oscars come Monday morning. While in our Blah Blah Land the drama is bitter, the song muted and the sky inclement.
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Lost in translation
News, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2017
» I enjoyed Somsak Pola's comments in his March 2 letter, "Writing without rules" about the Thai vs English languages. However I take exception to: "The problem with Grade 6 students, however, is not regarding writing. It is about misspelling, using slang and colloquialisms which should be easy to fix. Mai pen rai."
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Some hard questions
News, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2017
» Re: "Horror highway crash, blast kills 25", (BP, Jan 3).
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Clashes in the clergy over Somdej Chuang nomination
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Somdej Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn was once considered the most likely candidate to take the vacant supreme patriarch position. Widely known as "Somdej Chuang", he assumed the "Somdej" title, the second ranking to supreme patriarch, longer than any other monks before him. Belonging to the Mahaniyaka sect, he is the presiding abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen, or Wat Paknam.
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