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Military, Sangha share many similarities

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/03/2016

» The photo of a serene-looking monk being escorted out of a news conference by a group of police officers for a brief "discussion" was on the front page of most newspapers on Tuesday. Is it an image of religious peace versus state violence? Definitely not.

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Kaeng Krachan and the state's charade

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/03/2016

» In his column "From the Prime Minister's Heart" in the government's newsletter, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirms his administration's commitment to sustainable development and the sufficiency economy. The gap between words and actions is as wide as an ocean.

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Dangerous path toward religious extremism

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/03/2016

» Ma Ba Tha is known across the world as a racist Buddhist organisation. Its work fans the flames of hatred and violence against Muslims in Myanmar, particularly the Rohingya in Rakhine State. Its most prominent leader is Ashin Wirathu, dubbed the "bin Laden of Buddhism" for his violent, religious extremism. 

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Supreme Patriarch row won't help clergy

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/01/2016

» Amid heated disputes over who will become the new supreme patriarch, one thing is certain: whoever that may be, there is no way he can tackle the ills plaguing monastic society.

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Clipping civil society's wings spells peril

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 13/01/2016

» The good news first: Buddhism will not be enshrined as Thailand's national religion in the draft charter. Now the bad news: the protection for human dignity, freedoms, rights and equality for everyone in the country -- a principle recognised in previous charters -- will now be no more.

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Karen fight to keep farms in parks conflict

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/01/2016

» It is a long walk on rugged terrain. The nearest traditional rice field of the indigenous Karen is five kilometres away from the village, tucked away in a dense forest. Yet Mueno, while carrying her three-old son, shows no sign of fatigue even as I am gasping for breath.

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Poor suffer as regime goes back to old ways

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/01/2016

» If you want to get Kanya Pankiti going, ask her about the coup-makers' self-proclaimed mission to return happiness to Thais.  "Are you serious?" she asks. "What happiness? Can't you see people on the ground are suffering across the country?"

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PM's gender equality stance stuck in the past

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/02/2016

» I always thought fathers who have daughters would be supportive of women's rights. After all, would they want their girls to face the same unfair practices their grandmothers did?

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Life for poor forest dwellers as cheap as ever

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/02/2016

» How much is one’s way of life worth? For indigenous forest dweller No-ae Mimee, it is very cheap indeed.

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Taking on the heavy hand of militarism

News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/11/2015

» Merit-making with monastics is part of our Buddhist culture. Since Bangkok temples are already bursting with donations, I headed for a nunnery in the neighbourhood over the weekend. Women in pursuit of a spiritual life need support too, don't they?