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Banking on time
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 26/03/2018
» Time is valuable as long as we know how to spend it. Time is money for those who want to accumulate wealth, yet time allows us to live our lives in a much more meaningful way.
Two for the heart
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 25/12/2017
» The Christmas spirit is in full bloom, and you don't need to be Christian to love the holiday. This is a joyous season when people are happy to give gifts to loved ones.
When the 'noble' image doesn't quite stack up
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 26/06/2017
» How would you feel if someone you have long regarded as a good person turns out to be full of flaws? Many might want to ask this question to the followers of Thitinart Na Pattalung or Kru Oi, a businesswoman-turned-dhamma writer and life coach who has been at the centre of criticism on social media for weeks.
The man with a thousand faces
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 27/03/2017
» Reports of Phra Dhammajayo having been stripped of his monastic title of "Phra Thepyan Mahamuni" early this month and the possibility that he might be disrobed have brought joy to many Buddhists. His doomed fall from grace is the result of his repeated failure to answer charges on money laundering, receiving stolen assets and forest encroachment that have been filed against him.
His Majesty's compassionate legacy for Thais
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 12/12/2016
» Tomorrow will be the two-month anniversary of the day that our beloved HM King Bhumibol passed away. It was a very difficult time where we struggled to deal with our grief over this great loss. He was the only King most Thais knew since we were born, the only figure who genuinely cared about everyone in the country and the only person whose every presence brought so much joy to all of us. I don't know how long it will take us to successfully come to terms with the fact that we will never see him again.
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.
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.
Crime and no punishment
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 05/01/2016
» Last month I was surprised to see two people I know win big in the lottery. My brother won the fourth prize and got 200,000 baht, and a colleague at work was blessed with 2 million baht.
Growing surrogate pains
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 10/09/2015
» It's normal for a loving heterosexual couple to want a baby to fulfil their dreams of starting a family together. But when a gay couple tries to make the same dream come true, things get complicated.
Where life meets science fiction
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 13/05/2015
» How long do you expect to live? Do you wish to have eternal life? These might be silly questions, but I believe many people's curiosity was piqued following two unlikely stories that hit the headlines last month.