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Activists in the line of fire
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 04/05/2014
» While the details in the case of the missing Mr Porlajee remain unclear, some human rights activists say it has highlighted threats routinely made against environmental campaigners and human rights activists.
Killing the ivory trade
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 17/03/2013
» The 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), showed its teeth by coming up with a concrete action plan to curb the illegal ivory trade.
Overwhelming odds get better of efforts to stamp out prison drug trade
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 09/09/2012
» In the early morning of Aug 18, Nakhon Si Thammarat prison warder Od Sae Pua was shot dead on the way home from the prison where he worked for years. The reason was simply that he had refused to help smuggle drugs into the prison and that he reported the attempt to bribe him to do so to his bosses.
Putting sustainability on track
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 06/05/2012
» From June 20-22 a global conference designed to set a new agenda for sustainable development will take place in Rio de Janeiro. Dubbed Rio+20 because it comes 20 years after the Earth Summit in the Brazilian city which set the stage for the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is seen as a crucial test of whether the global community can come together and take action on climate change or remain splintered and ineffective.
Mega dams holding back tide of goodwill in myanmar
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 25/03/2012
» The controversial Salween River dam project near the border is shaping as a major stumbling block to achieving lasting peace between the Myanmar army and ethnic groups who fear Nypiyadaw has no real intention of withdrawing its troops.