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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.
A foreign hand that embraced the Thai art scene
News, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 14/12/2020
» Last week, the sad news came via Facebook. Alfred Pawlin, to many of his friends Freddy, passed away peacefully at the age of 69 in a hospital in Vienna. We were informed that Freddy had a brain thrombosis in October and spent more than two months hospitalised.
Monk reform no easy task
News, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2017
» If the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has its way, Buddhist monks are to carry smart cards that show their backgrounds -- a move that is designed to enable the authorities to scrutinise those in saffron robes.
About Politics
News, Published on 11/03/2017
» Reluctant to join unity talks, Suthep puts his energies into a new college on Samui ... It's a win for Krabi residents opposing the coal-fired plant, but it also eases pressure on Prayut ... Thirayuth enters the EC den and gives officials severe dyspepsia
Forest abbot warns Sangha reform 'urgent'
News, Published on 12/03/2015
» Thai Buddhism is in crisis. Public faith is constantly eroded by wayward monks, their blatant abuse of the saffron robes, widespread laxity in monks' discipline, fierce competition for monastic ranks, and distortions of Buddhist teachings.
When love and Buddhism go hand-in-hand
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 14/02/2014
» It is rare for the important days of two faiths to fall on the same date. Yet, it happens today when Thais celebrate St Valentine’s Day and Makha Bucha Day. For many young people, especially those in love, Valentine’s Day surely brings more fun to them, while devout Buddhists who believe in true happiness from faith certainly opt for observing Makha Bucha.
Does a coyote-dancing gay monk spell end of Buddhism?
News, Arglit Boonyai, Published on 14/01/2012
» The ear-slapping customs official abusing his power at Suvarnabhumi Airport was not the only act of inappropriate behaviour caught on camera this week. Video footage of a man dancing like a Soi Cowboy coyote dancer has also been circulated through social networking sites and the Thai media.