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Sangha Council's rigid control must ease
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/01/2017
» The newly amended Sangha Act may effectively put an end to the supreme patriarch nomination row, but it cannot restore public faith in the corruption-ridden clergy. Nor can it stop the popularity of the controversial Dhammakaya temple.
Female monks barred from paying respects
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/01/2017
» If you think any Thai can pay respects to the late revered monarch, you will be in for an unpleasant surprise.
Organic rice a saviour for struggling farmers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/11/2016
» When the government gave rice farmers 13,000 baht per tonne to shore up the all-time-low paddy prices, Boonsong Martthong and hundreds of organic rice farmers in Yasothon province just could not care less.
Hypocrisy holds back use of abortion pills
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 28/09/2016
» Here's the good news about women's health in Thailand as the world marks International Safe Abortion Day Wednesday: safe, easy and legal abortions are finally a reality here. And they're also free.
We must build on His Majesty's great legacy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/10/2016
» The announcement is coming; the same message bombarded my many Line chat rooms on Thursday afternoon. My hands trembled; my heart knew the unspeakable; tears started to well up and roll down my face: the country's worst fear was now a reality. My daughter called. I couldn't talk. "Are you all right?" she asked. I choked. "It's all right," she tried to console me. No, it's not all right. No.
Paying lip service to HM the King's efforts
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/11/2016
» After His Majesty the King's 70-year-long dedication to fight poverty, why is disparity in Thailand among the worst in the world?
NESDB survey reeks of ultra-nationalism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/09/2016
» A news item about migrant workers created a big nationalistic stir last week. It was about a survey showing migrant workers becoming self-employed and active in small, informal trading as small vendors in fresh and community markets.
Ruling strikes fear into forest Karen hearts
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/09/2016
» Can forest officials burn down people's houses to evict them? According to the Administrative Court ruling last week, the answer is yes.
Klity villagers fight never-ending battle
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/04/2016
» Justice delayed is justice denied. This legal maxim hit the victims of the Klity creek lead poisoning tragedy hard on Tuesday.
Grim future for bhikkhuni under CDC draft
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/04/2016
» A case of arson at a bhikkhuni centre in Rayong is shocking. Although it is yet to be determined what caused it -- land conflicts, gender discrimination, or both -- it is clear that it is not easy being a female monk. And the next charter -- if it passes the referendum -- will not make it any easier.