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Saffron swindlers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2024
» The news of the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct this week handing a 480-year-plus jail term to a former abbot for embezzling temple donations is shocking enough. But the story gets even more convoluted.
Ensure fair wealth distribution
Editorial, Published on 16/07/2023
» Up until the pandemic, the economy was a reliable workhorse that delivered growth.
Clergy reform long overdue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2023
» The recent downfall of a well-known monk has again exposed a darker reality beneath the serene surface of Thai Buddhism: monks' sexual misconduct and the theft of temple funds.
Support for nuns long overdue
News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2022
» The constitution guarantees gender equality. Why do female monastics not receive state support as monks do then? The Thai Nuns Institute raised this question last month at parliament. They are still waiting for an answer.
EC must take more care
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2022
» The court's ruling on Wednesday that ordered the Election Commission (EC) to pay out 64 million baht in compensation to a politician it removed from office is a warning sign of tough times ahead for the agency.
Culture needs govt support
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/05/2021
» Years of attempts to get two stolen ancient lintels back from the US have finally paid off. The two lintels were scheduled to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport late last night.
State muzzle for NGOs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2021
» The cabinet this week approved a bill considered by many as a mechanism to muzzle non-governmental organisations and/or people's organisations that are critical of the government. It's shameful that an elected government would issue such a contentious bill.
Help beyond handouts
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2020
» A series of alleged abuses of the public's charitable spirit and donations has prompted many to think twice before expressing their sympathy through money transfers.
Fighting the wrong war
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2020
» The fury, and desperation, reflected by people's criticism of the army's arms procurement plan in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak should be taken into account, not suppressed or politicised.
Cash won't cure malaise
News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2020
» Predicaments arising from the Covid-19 outbreak -- from face mask distribution issues to sluggish control measures and a controversial cash handout scheme -- have put the government in hot water, with a crisis of confidence looming on the horizon.