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Men of cloth, not paper
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2022
» The latest case of embezzlement at Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara in Bangkok and its branches upcountry should send alarm bells ringing about an existing flaw in the way Buddhist temples are financially managed.
Don't limit monks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2021
» A recent order by the Supreme Sangha Council prohibiting Buddhist monks and novices from studying non-dhamma subjects is a step backwards in the development of clerical society.
Twisting the facts
News, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2017
» The latest advice and warning on fake and distorted news comes from a strange place. The chief spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) advised that photos being forwarded on social media of last week's royal cremation ceremony are not all what they seem. Maj Gen Pirawat Saengthong said some netizens have been sharing photos of a different ceremony, with only superficial resemblance to last week's emotional sendoff of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He suggested this could constitute lese majeste.
Monks need a say in Sangha reform
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2017
» The amendment of the Sangha Act by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) might be an attempt to break the impasse in appointing the new supreme patriarch. However, it takes more than just a one-line revision to reform monks' governing body.
Respect the rule of law
News, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2016
» There is no doubt that law enforcement officials and the government are at a thorny and highly sensitive stage of the controversy surrounding Phra Dhammajayo, the abbot of Wat Dhammakaya.
Time to fix Sangha Act
News, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2016
» The supreme patriarch nomination controversy underscores an issue that both top monks and the government have tried to dodge for far too long — an urgent need for Sangha reform.
Amend the Sangha Act
News, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2016
» While Thai Buddhism is plagued with many problems, the controversy over the supreme patriarch nomination underscores the crux of the matter -- the Sangha law that perpetuates a closed and autocratic clergy.