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Workers should have say in restart talks
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/04/2020
» When Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced during the government's Friday television programme that he would seek advice from top 20 Thai billionaires on how to overcome the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the nation's jaw dropped.
New mineral bill 'threatens forests'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/09/2015
» The government's new mineral bill will threaten national forest reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, academics warned yesterday.
Stifling people’s voices
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/05/2015
» It takes effort to tell strangers what people’s unique homes look like, and it’s a lot more difficult when they are seen as an enemy of economic growth. So villagers from Satun, the southern coastal province on the Andaman Sea, drove 14 hours to Bangkok last week to tell people about the value of their distinctive homes through seminars and a three-day photographic exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
TERW seeks halt to oil bids
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/10/2014
» Thai Energy Reform Watch (TERW) urged the government yesterday to suspend the auction for new petroleum concession bidding, saying it will only stir up domestic conflicts.
Army halts energy march
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/08/2014
» The army has arrested a group of energy advocates who on Tuesday launched a 950km march from Songkhla to Bangkok demanding reform from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).