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PC Plod visits female monks

Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2025

» Barely a week after the Anutin government issued its new ministerial regulations to "protect" Buddhism, police last week showed up at a Bhikkhuni monastery in Songkhla.

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Abbot's dramatic fall from grace

Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/09/2025

» Faith built his empire. Fraud destroyed it. Luang Por Alongkot's fall from grace leaves Thai Buddhism reeling, demanding long-overdue reform.

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Monastic discipline in the digital age

Oped, Watcharin Ariyaprakai, Published on 23/07/2025

» At a time when Thai society is reeling from scandals in the monastic community -- from leaked audio clips of money transfers via apps to secret relationships with women -- we are not merely shocked that "monks have done wrong", but rather at how swiftly the "image of purity" we've long upheld has collapsed.

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Monks should know better

Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/09/2024

» It is appalling that a building containing pillars with valuable stucco works created by a national artist was demolished over the weekend at Wat Mahathat Worawihan in Phetchaburi province.

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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.