Surapot Thaweesak

14 Jun 2017
The military has threatened to detain an outspoken academic in a military barracks if he does not stop posting about corruption and dictatorship. On 13 June 2017, Surapot Thaweesak, a well-known scholar of religion, posted on his Facebook account that military officers in Bangkok had warned him over political posts.
6 Nov 2015
Thai academics have claimed that a campaign to make Buddhism the state religion of Thailand goes against human rights principles. On Wednesday and Thursday, 4-5 November 2015, Thaivoice Media posted on YouTube a video interview of Surapot Thaweesak, a well known religious scholar.
2 Mar 2011
About two years ago, Prachatai columnist and university lecturer Surapot Thaweesak met a monk from the Dhammakaya Temple who visited his university to propose a joint Buddhist training programme for students.  He was told that his university would have to recruit students to attend the programme and they would be required to pay for Dhamma books and other expenses.  However, the temple provided a promotion discount for the expenses if his university decided to join the programme immediately.
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