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Parties silent on temple corruption
Editorial, Published on 18/01/2026
» The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of decades of governance failure. Addressing them requires political solutions. As the country prepares to form a new government in the coming months, there is hope for policy, not religious excuses.
Bad monks erode trust
News, Editorial, Published on 19/05/2025
» The recent scandal involving a former abbot of the renowned Wat Rai Khing, accused of embezzling over 300 million baht to fund an online gambling addiction, is deeply disturbing but not surprising. It will not be the last blow to public faith in the Thai Sangha unless meaningful and fundamental reform is made.
Lessons from history
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin government has come up with an initiative to introduce new history textbooks for schoolchildren in order to boost patriotism and morality.
Monk treated too harshly
News, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2023
» The warning that the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) gave to a senior monk over his political comments has raised a few eyebrows.
MPs set poor example
News, Editorial, Published on 19/12/2022
» Parliament president Chuan Leekpai informed the House last week that more than 30 MPs from various parties had resigned from the House of Representatives.
Honour models for democracy
News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2022
» Since the 1998 ouster of the dictator Suharto -- who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades -- the world's fourth most populous nation has undergone a series of rapid changes. Once dependent on foreign aid to exercise its basic functions, Indonesia has firmly established itself as a major economic player in the Asia-Pacific region, with the distinction of being the only Southeast Asian economy to be included in the Group of 20.
SE Asia dabbles with change
News, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2022
» It may only be the end of August, but this year has seen some major announcements in Southeast Asia that signal a major shift is taking place in the deeply-conservative region. But do the changes affect reality on a deeper level, or merely cement the status quo?
Casinos not main problem
News, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2021
» The Thai government has been toying with the idea of making gambling legal in the country for the past two decades. The plan, however, has been thwarted time and time again by the arguments that gambling isn't aligned with the principles of Buddhism, and doing so will bring about more vice.
Give migrant workers jabs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2021
» The Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) deserves praise for launching a Covid-19 vaccination campaign for undocumented migrant workers and refugees. Without legal status, they have been left without medical treatments and vaccines.
Gag order not a solution
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2021
» Failing to control Covid transmission, the government has returned to its usual autocratic playbook by controlling news about Covid instead.