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What the two Oct 6 tragedies expose
Oped, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 13/10/2022
» Early this month, a bright young colleague called me, telling a story about her difficulty in persuading a leading Thai research agency to explore how society could prepare policies to handle the prevalent problems of violence.
Let's ponder a peaceful reply to terror acts
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 20/08/2015
» The Ratchaprasong bombing on Monday took place one day after the 70th anniversary of the Thai Peace Day when Pridi Banomyong in his capacity as the regent of King Rama VIII announced the declaration that nullified the Jan 25, 1942 declaration of war against Great Britain and the US.
Standing by community, not with Charlie
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 14/01/2015
» The Paris march for unity on Sunday attracted more than a million people and world leaders including Germany’s Merkel, Britain’s Cameron, Turkey’s Davutoglu, Israel’s Netanyahu, and Palestine’s Abbas, among others. This extraordinary action by leaders and citizens is in response to perhaps the bloodiest week in the last half of a century in France with 17 dead. It began with the killing of 12 people at a previously little known satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. French President Francois Hollande warned that the threats facing France are still serious even though the three perpetrators are dead.
Census holds key to defusing stalemate
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 21/04/2014
» A lot of people are tired of the protracted political conflict, which has exhausted our capability to absorb stress, economic and otherwise, and made us fearful of the uncertain outcome amid the looming spectre of violence.
Discerning the sound of a military coup
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 05/06/2014
» Have you heard the sound of the most recent coup in Thailand? When such a phenomenon takes place in this fair land, the usual responses follow: foreign countries issue warnings as well as expected nominal sanctions, and urge the country to return quickly to the democratic abode of civilisation; while journalists provide “analysis” of the situation.
An open letter to rally leader Suthep Thaugsuban
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 30/11/2013
» Dear Khun Suthep Thaugsuban, you might not remember me. But a long time ago, you kindly gave me a ride from Thammasat University so I could attend prayer time at a mosque in Bang Lamphu.
Death of a child and the promise of peace
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 26/03/2013
» Nothing is better than an ice-cream on a hot summer afternoon. When you are nine, the summer ice-cream your mum bought for you when she took you to a fair or something similar attained beautiful meaning.
Violence against sacred spaces a rising global threat
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 15/08/2012
» On Aug 6, neo-Nazi Wade Michael Page walked into the gurudwara (Sikh temple) of Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people, including the temple president, before he was shot dead by police.
Building the case for peace dialogues
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 06/04/2012
» On a single day last Saturday, Thailand's southern violence ignited with five bombs causing three explosions in Yala, one blast in Pattani and another at the Lee Gardens Hotel right in the heart of the Hat Yai business district.