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Violence hampers Unesco park quest
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 17/06/2021
» Thailand's effort to turn the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex into a Unesco World Heritage Site has been made in vain for the past six years. Will it have succeeded by the time the annual World Heritage Convention convenes in July?
Clergy's monopoly over Buddhist teachings is over
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/02/2018
» The controversy surrounding a new religious group called Techo Vipassana led by a self-proclaimed enlightened woman should remind the clergy that, short of Sangha reform, it is fighting a losing battle in the modern faith market.
Minnows cop it hard as big fish prosper
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/08/2015
» No, it was not a mistake. It was a farce. And for a country long burdened by a corruption-plagued police force, it is definitely a tragedy.
Fisheries law alone won't do the job
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/07/2015
» The message from the fisheries boss is loud and clear. "Illegal fishing gear must go," declared Joompol Sanguansin, director-general of the Fisheries Department. Right on. But I doubt if he will have the last say.
Suthep 'reform' just another empty promise
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/01/2014
» Decentralisation is one key reform idea proposed by the anti-government movement. But if protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and his supporters believe it will be a piece of cake, they need to think again.