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Shelter from the storms of life
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/11/2017
» In a run-down rented house on the outskirts of Tak's Mae Sot district over 50 orphans live in cramped conditions. It's the only home 17-year-old Pawarit has ever known but he realises how fortunate he and his siblings are to be there.
Retaining royal legacy after final farewell
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/10/2017
» As the final farewell to our revered monarch draws closer, the outpouring of public grief for the "Father of the Nation" is reaching its height. The sense of loss is immense. So is fear and trepidation about the future.
Racism blinds monks to Rohingya plight
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/10/2017
» An abbot at a Buddhist temple in Bangladesh has a very simple reason for helping the Rohingya Muslims who fled for dear life from the atrocities they faced in Myanmar.
Punish corruption, not migrant workers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 05/07/2017
» What does it take to effectively regulate migrant labour? A tougher law? The Labour Ministry believes so. So does the military government. Hence the draconian decree on migrant labour management -- and the subsequent red faces all around.
Struggles of rural women go unanswered
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/03/2017
» When asked about her gravest concern as an ethnic minority woman, domestic violence is not on the top of the list of Hmong activist Kanlaya Chularattakorn. Not that it does not exist, but the topic is simply too divisive when highland communities need to unite for survival amid state hostility.
Hypocrisy holds back use of abortion pills
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 28/09/2016
» Here's the good news about women's health in Thailand as the world marks International Safe Abortion Day Wednesday: safe, easy and legal abortions are finally a reality here. And they're also free.
Community rights clause not fooling anyone
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/04/2016
» The right of citizens and communities to protect the environment against harmful development projects is now back in the draft constitution, thanks to fierce pressure by civil society nationwide. So people can relax now, right? Not a chance.
Military, Sangha share many similarities
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/03/2016
» The photo of a serene-looking monk being escorted out of a news conference by a group of police officers for a brief "discussion" was on the front page of most newspapers on Tuesday. Is it an image of religious peace versus state violence? Definitely not.
PM's gender equality stance stuck in the past
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/02/2016
» I always thought fathers who have daughters would be supportive of women's rights. After all, would they want their girls to face the same unfair practices their grandmothers did?
Feudal system stunts shoots of democracy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/08/2015
» Why is Thailand’s path toward democracy hitting a brick wall? The country’s economy — despite its recent setback — has created a huge middle class and a more open society that seemed to be heading toward democracy. What is holding the country back?