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Revoke the licence to kill our oceans
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/03/2024
» Despite efforts to rein in rogue trawlers and overfishing in the past decade, the Thai seas are still in crisis. And if the Srettha government has its way, things will go from bad to worse.
Democracy? Don't hold your breath
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/07/2015
» As long as our culture is deeply rooted in militarism and racism, don't expect a smooth ride towards democracy. I've come to this conclusion after trying to understand why a large number of educated middle-class people still support military dictatorship or why the so-called pro-democracy groups refuse to question Thaksin's authoritarianism.
Ignore fishery threat, let seas return to life
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 24/06/2015
» Freeze our fishing boats and prepare for the consequences, the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (Nfat) threatened the government on Monday.
Agro giant needs to listen to the people
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 13/05/2015
» The boycott of 7-Eleven last week may have failed to put a financial dent in the country's largest convenience store franchise. But it has succeeded in raising a big question mark over how agro giant CP is conducting its business.
Trawlers of destruction
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/04/2015
» As Thailand is racing against the clock to avoid being red-carded by the European Union and a subsequent ban on Thai seafood exports, veteran activist Banjong Nasae says dodging the restrictions is easy to do.
Free trade deal threatens farmers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/09/2013
» Is Thailand no longer an agricultural country? Many people believe so and they have the statistics to prove their point. I beg to differ.
Abuse abides as lawmakers flout own rules
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/07/2013
» It was indeed a close call. Had it not been for a last-minute intervention by a law reform agency, Thailand's new labour regulations would have still condoned the use of child labour in the fishing industry.
Deporting migrants is short-sighted
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/12/2012
» No, no, no! That was the firm answer from Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap when the business sector and rights groups repeatedly asked him to extend the nationality verification deadline to allow migrant workers more time to obtain the passports, visas, and work permits required to work here legally.
This very fishy business
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/07/2012
» What do you do when big trawlers violate the law, annihilate the seabed with their destructive fishing gear, and wipe out marine life from our coastal seas?