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Corrupt monks have lost their way
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/07/2025
» Just as Thailand was about to celebrate Asalha Bucha Day and the start of Buddhist Lent, the nation was gripped by the biggest sex scandal ever to rock its clergy. How irony.
Time to boost South-South ties
News, Jong-Jin Kim, Published on 12/09/2024
» In the Asia-Pacific region, countries are turning increasingly toward their neighbours for ideas on sustainable development.
Protect us from greed, Amen
News, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2020
» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC)'s decision to regulate the leasing of land or buildings owned by temples to prevent the misuse of monastic property is commendable, at least in principle.
Trump withdrawal from pact plays into Putin's hands
News, David A Andelman, Published on 24/10/2018
» It may be the highest-stakes move for Donald Trump in his entire presidency -- unilaterally removing the United States from yet another international treaty, this time with immediate and potentially existential consequences.
Arrests not enough to reform Thai Sangha
News, Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Published on 31/05/2018
» The early morning of May 24 was the morning of the long knives for the Thai Sangha. Commandos stormed Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom to arrest the abbot, then Phra Buddha Isara, a staunch supporter of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). In an unrelated case, five of seven other senior monks accused of embezzlement and money laundering were arrested from three famous temples in Bangkok. The other two remain on the run.
Amend the Sangha Act
News, Published on 26/05/2018
» If three senior ministers are charged with corruption simultaneously, the government they serve must be suffering a crisis of credibility. It is the same for the country's highest governing body of monastic affairs, the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC), whose three "cabinet" members, along with other two monks, are accused of siphoning and laundering temple money to enrich themselves.