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	<title>Sulak Sivaraksa: A Socially Engaged Buddhism</title>
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		<title>Statement of Support for Demonstrations by Buddhist Monks in Burma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), a global network of activists, spiritual leaders, organizations and academics of all Buddhist sects, who integrates the practice of Buddhism and social actions for a healthy, just and peaceful world, hereby conveying our strongest supports and solidarity with the Buddhists monks and the people of Burma who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burma Protest Movement &#8216;Remains Strong&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s brutal crackdown on protests in Burma will not stop the growing movement for reform in the pariah state, pro-democracy leaders in exile said Friday in Bangkok.
The unprecedented Buddhist monk-led protests ignited a fire among long-suffering Burmese that will not be easily extinguished, but the international community must pressure the military regime to avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Branch Bans Sulak Book</title>
		<link>http://sivaraksa.com/special-branch-bans-sulak-book</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WELL-KNOWN social critic Sulak Sivaraksa says he will petition both the United Nations and the National Human Rights Commission and file a case in the Administrative Court to challenge the police&#8217;s decision to &#8216;. ban and confiscate one of his recent books, which touched. on politics and the monarchy.
&#8220;I can assure you that all that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sulak Sivaraksa &#8216;Surprised&#8217; Book on Democracy Banned</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Special Branch Police has banned a book on Thai democracy written by respected scholar Sulak Sivaraksa.
 The ban on Khawn Sattawat Prachatippatai Thai (Thai Democracy After More Than Half A Century) was issued by Pol Maj-Gen Sombat Supacheeva, chief of the Special Branch Police printed media affairs section, who claimed the book &#8221;undermines social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confiscation of Book on Thai Democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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On October 2nd, 2007 the Special Branch of Police issued a warrant to confiscate Sulak Sivaraksa&#8217;s Thai book entitled &#8220;75 Years of Thai Democracy: Full of Obstacles&#8221; citing the Criminal Law that the book creates unrest in Thai Society. There is not yet a warrant of arrest on the author.  
For more information about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering the Life of Thanpuying Phoonsuk Banomyong</title>
		<link>http://sivaraksa.com/in-memoriam-thanpuying-phoonsuk-banomyong</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 06:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Sivaraksa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Were Thanpuying Phoonsuk Banomyong to have lived to 2 January 2008, she would have completed her 8th cycle; that is, she would have been 96 years old. For those of us who have great respect for her, we even hoped that she would live even longer and continue to serve as an important source of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Months after the 19 September 2006 Coup d’etat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five days after the National Peace-keeping Council (NPKC) overthrew the democratically elected Chatichai Choonhavan government on 23 February 1991, the Asian Wall Street Journal came to interview me—at that time, the local dailies were too afraid to do so. In the interview I insisted on the following points. Thais in general would initially support the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to Acting National Police Chief</title>
		<link>http://sivaraksa.com/letter-to-acting-national-police-chief</link>
		<comments>http://sivaraksa.com/letter-to-acting-national-police-chief#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RE: Requesting for fairness in the prosecution of two lese majeste cases
Enclosed: Three letters written to the prime minister and two reply letters from the Prime Minister’s Office 
Dear Acting National Police Chief Seripisuth Temiyavej,
First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your new important position. To my knowledge, you are known for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 25th Letter to the Prime Minister</title>
		<link>http://sivaraksa.com/january-25th-letter-to-the-prime-minister</link>
		<comments>http://sivaraksa.com/january-25th-letter-to-the-prime-minister#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Sivaraksa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RE: Stopping the prosecution
Ref: Sulak Sivaraksa’s letter to the Prime Minister dated 14 December 2006 and the reply letter of the Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister dated 29 December 2006
Dear Prime Minister,
I thank Mr. Prime Minister for asking the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office to reply to my letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Udom Yenrudi Passes Away</title>
		<link>http://sivaraksa.com/udom-yenrudi-passes-away</link>
		<comments>http://sivaraksa.com/udom-yenrudi-passes-away#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S. Sivaraksa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of Thais may not know of this man who passed away quietly last Saturday. But over the past six decades, Udom Yenrudi has been making pivotal, behind-the-scenes contributions to society. His efforts are best described by the well-known Thai saying pid thong lang phra (to paste a gold leaf on the back of [...]]]></description>
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