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Solidarity the first goal
News, Postbag, Published on 11/06/2016
» Re: "Sustainability goals a way forward for a better future", (Opinion, June 10).
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Grim future for bhikkhuni under CDC draft
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/04/2016
» A case of arson at a bhikkhuni centre in Rayong is shocking. Although it is yet to be determined what caused it -- land conflicts, gender discrimination, or both -- it is clear that it is not easy being a female monk. And the next charter -- if it passes the referendum -- will not make it any easier.
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Divine U-turn
News, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2016
» Re: "Mahakan Fort eviction on track as D-day nears", (BP, April 16).
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Demerit for 'just' good intentions
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 16/05/2016
» Making merit is a good deed and deserves praise. In some cases, however, what we believe is a meritorious action might turn out to be flawed and frowned upon by others. An interesting recent example of this is the story of a monk releasing 100kg of fish into the river, causing an uproar on social media.
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Military, Sangha share many similarities
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/03/2016
» The photo of a serene-looking monk being escorted out of a news conference by a group of police officers for a brief "discussion" was on the front page of most newspapers on Tuesday. Is it an image of religious peace versus state violence? Definitely not.
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Earthly matters and the role of religion
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 21/03/2016
» Most Thai Buddhists are relieved after the government decided to shelve the Sangha Supreme Council's (SSC) nomination of Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, or Somdet Chuang, as the new supreme patriarch. The move was triggered by his alleged involvement with a luxury car tax evasion scam.
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Dangerous path toward religious extremism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/03/2016
» Ma Ba Tha is known across the world as a racist Buddhist organisation. Its work fans the flames of hatred and violence against Muslims in Myanmar, particularly the Rohingya in Rakhine State. Its most prominent leader is Ashin Wirathu, dubbed the "bin Laden of Buddhism" for his violent, religious extremism.
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Damaging the good name of Buddhism
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 26/01/2016
» The Sangha Supreme Council's (SSC) nomination of Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn or Somdet Chuang to be the next supreme patriarch has sparked a series of heated debates and stirred up concerns in our Buddhist community over the weeks. The row mainly focuses on whether the 90-year-old monk who is abbot of Wat Pak Nam is truly qualified for the top job.
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Of monks, money and (the need for proper) monitoring
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 28/01/2016
» Like water and oil, as the old Thai adage goes, monks and money are not supposed to mix.
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Prosecution fails to clear up 2006 election scandal
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/02/2016
» After almost 10 years of living with the stigma of being electoral cheats, which resulted in the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party by the Constitutional Court, several former members of the defunct party are celebrating the Supreme Court's verdict last Wednesday which, they claim, has found the party not guilty.
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