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Nationalism is Thailand's true religion
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/06/2015
» For the past month, Thai society has been in agreement that it's only right to push the desperate Muslim Rohingya and Bangladeshi boat people back out to sea and let fate take care of them.
Passing the buck won't end evil trade
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/05/2015
» When Malaysia and Indonesia ended their policy of pushing Rohingya boat people back to sea last Wednesday, Thailand was hard-pressed to come up with something to avoid being seen as the heartless one in the bunch.
Boat people or quake victims; all need help
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/05/2015
» After a family lunch at a Bangkok mall over the weekend, my daughter and I noticed a big crowd at a booth raising funds for Nepal earthquake victims.
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.
Decentralise to solve our nation's woes
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 22/04/2015
» Everyone who is involved in the grassroots democracy movement knows about Chartwat Ruamsook and the Amnat Charoen Charter — a bottom-up declaration that development policy in Amnat Charoen must be designed and decided by its citizens.
PM's absolute power no land woes cure-all
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/04/2015
» Anand Duangruenkaew has every reason to be happy. For two decades, Anand and thousands of farm families in tambon Mae Tha in Chiang Mai's Mae On district have been fighting for their land rights with forest officials. Now they can go to sleep without fear of arrest and forced eviction.
Sangha elders lay down law on reforms
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/04/2015
» If you cannot reform the monkhood, forget about reforming the country. This message from forest monk Phra Paisal Visalo to the military junta came to mind when the monks yesterday called off their rally to protest against the National Reform Council's (NRC) moves to clean up temple corruption.
Bigwigs try to pass buck on failing schools
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/03/2015
» While our obsolete and authoritarian education system is damaging young minds, making them lag far behind their peers in other countries, education bigwigs have different concerns: how to get out of the blame game.
Samaneri snubbed on Women's Day
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/03/2015
» Imagine you were offered a national award for your social work and ended up being humiliated at the presentation ceremony because you are a female monk.