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What next after the passing of iconic Ko-ee?
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/10/2018
» At 107, ethnic Karen elder Ko-ee Mimee had only one wish -- to return to his ancestral land deep in the Kaeng Krachan jungle and die there. On Friday, the icon of indigenous forest dwellers' struggles against state violence and injustice passed, his last wish unfulfilled and the future of his people hanging in the balance.
Defrocking bad monks just part of reform
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/04/2018
» When a group of senior monks in Thailand's highest governing body of clerics faced corruption scrutiny earlier this month, there was no public shock, only a stamp of approval. That says volumes about public discontent with the clergy.
Organic rice a saviour for struggling farmers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/11/2016
» When the government gave rice farmers 13,000 baht per tonne to shore up the all-time-low paddy prices, Boonsong Martthong and hundreds of organic rice farmers in Yasothon province just could not care less.
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.
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.
Until we start listening, no city will be safe
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 18/11/2015
» Immediately after the Friday 13th massacre in Paris, some cities around the world covered their monuments in the French tricolour to express mourning and solidarity. Netizens did the same with their Facebook profile photos.
Militarism is at the root of our problems
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/09/2015
» After Sunday's draft charter veto, there have been growing calls for the "good" elements in the Borwornsak edition to be preserved in the new draft.
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.
Raw power won't silence forest people
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/11/2014
» Right after the May 22 coup, the junta vowed to kick-start land reform and help those who have no land. But after the junta's promise, a wave of forest crackdowns was launched with a vengeance.