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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?
Supreme Patriarch row won't help clergy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/01/2016
» Amid heated disputes over who will become the new supreme patriarch, one thing is certain: whoever that may be, there is no way he can tackle the ills plaguing monastic society.
Reform under this regime is an uphill task
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/12/2015
» As the regime is set to announce its policy achievements today, one thing is clear. If our goal is to fix gross and deep-rooted disparity that is the root cause of political violence, military dictatorship cannot deliver it.
Taking on the heavy hand of militarism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/11/2015
» Merit-making with monastics is part of our Buddhist culture. Since Bangkok temples are already bursting with donations, I headed for a nunnery in the neighbourhood over the weekend. Women in pursuit of a spiritual life need support too, don't they?
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.
Nip unholy hate speech in the bud
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 04/11/2015
» For a Buddhist monk killed in the deep South, a mosque should be burned down in retaliation. This violent proposal from a Buddhist monk stirred a heated debate on social media last week. Is it merely a storm in a tea cup? The answer is no.
'Odd' case lays bare nation's identity crisis
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 07/10/2015
» Isn't it odd? Nearly two weeks have passed since police issued an arrest warrant for Erawan shrine bomb suspect Odd Phayungwong. Yet police still cannot give the public the guy's identity.
Prayut must make good on UN promises
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 30/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said all the right things in his speech at the UN summit. Congratulations. The question is whether he will make good on his promises to do the right things to make the world a better place. The challenge is right here at home.
Smashing up beliefs no way to instil order
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/09/2015
» If you ever wonder what the military wants to make of Thailand and its people, the answer lies in a phone-smashing video clip that went viral earlier this week.