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  • THAILAND

    Land reform an unkept promise

    Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 03/06/2012

    » On June 6, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of three village leaders who are among more than 100 people arrested in 2002 for trespassing on private land in Lamphun's Ban Hong district. The villagers say they were justified in taking over the idle private land for cultivation, as the pledge of successive governments to distribute such land to the poor has not been fulfilled. So far, 35 villagers from Ban Hong, including the three village heads, have gone to court and 23 have been sentenced to jail.

  • THAILAND

    Merger of HIV/Aids plans praised, but follow-up needed

    Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 24/06/2012

    » HIV/Aids activists are hailing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's decision in a cabinet meeting on Thursday to merge medical benefits for those suffering from the disease. But they caution that treatment standards must be set and maintained once the merger goes forward.

  • THAILAND

    Clean needles mean less damage done

    Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 08/07/2012

    » Providing clean needles and syringes to intravenous drug users is a proven way to slow the spread of HIV infection. It's the cornerstone of an approach known as harm reduction that has had success around the world.

  • THAILAND

    Women's fund will result in more debt than development, say critics

    Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 01/04/2012

    » It was one of the Pheu Thai Party's flagship policies _ a massive 7.7 billion baht National Development Fund for Women, ostensibly to redress gender inequality. In practice, however, the fund has become a lightning rod for controversy with critics contending that its aims are too vague, its management not transparent, registration requirements too onerous and that it is more likely to result in crippling debt for women than greater opportunities. They also question whether the move is merely a Pheu Thai tactic to reward and bolster support in rural areas.

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