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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.
Land rights the key to forest conservation
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 30/03/2016
» Agro-giant CP has finally admitted to "being part" of deforestation in the mountainous North and has promised to stop buying corn grown in forest areas. So the forest should soon regain its health and the conglomerate will be off the hook, right? Not so fast.
Dangerous path toward religious extremism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/03/2016
» Ma Ba Tha is known across the world as a racist Buddhist organisation. Its work fans the flames of hatred and violence against Muslims in Myanmar, particularly the Rohingya in Rakhine State. Its most prominent leader is Ashin Wirathu, dubbed the "bin Laden of Buddhism" for his violent, religious extremism.
Kaeng Krachan and the state's charade
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/03/2016
» In his column "From the Prime Minister's Heart" in the government's newsletter, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirms his administration's commitment to sustainable development and the sufficiency economy. The gap between words and actions is as wide as an ocean.
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.
Challenge of giving water back to the people
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/03/2016
» The cradle of rice and water. That is how we Thais like to describe our country, proud of being blessed by natural abundance. Sadly, such good fortune is now history.
Clergy must drop its dependence on state
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 24/02/2016
» The Sangha Council and its supporters should realise one thing in their campaign to pressure the government to endorse the supreme patriarch of their choice: They can't have the cake and eat it too.
Thung Yai shows way to end forest evictions
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 17/02/2016
» Plu Jibong has a burning question: Why must Karen forest dwellers in Kaeng Krachan National Park suffer violent eviction and forced resettlement when his Karen peers in Thung Yai-Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary can live in peace?
Life for poor forest dwellers as cheap as ever
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/02/2016
» How much is one’s way of life worth? For indigenous forest dweller No-ae Mimee, it is very cheap indeed.
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?